English–Spanish

“deforestation” in Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/defoɾestaˈθjon/

Example

La deforestación reduce el hábitat de muchos animales.

Deforestation reduces the habitat of many animals.

Illustration for deforestación (deforestation)

How to say “deforestation” in Spanish

“Deforestation” in Spanish is deforestación.

Conversion of woodland into non-forested land such as fields or bare soil.

Full entry for deforestación: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with deforestación

Muchas organizaciones promueven la reforestación para contrarrestar la deforestación.

Many organizations promote reforestation to counter deforestation.

Tips for using deforestación

  • Common collocations are combatir la deforestación and reducir la deforestación, causes are phrased as la deforestación por [cause], and the opposite process is reforestación.

Other Spanish words for “deforestation”

La desforestación es un problema serio en muchas regiones.

Deforestation is a serious problem in many regions.

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