the loss of over thousands of spieces of animals and some not even seen by humans. less oxygen and more carbon let into the air. with so much more problems that affect everyone
Loss of habitat for many species, erosion, disruption of the food chain for man and animals, all the way to your home, in increased prices of everthing from wood products to vanilla beans.
clear cutting ------------------ deforestation
clear-cutting of the region's forests
Clear cutting and burning rain forests
Clear cutting and burning rain forests
Clear cutting and burning rain forests
Clear cutting and burning rain forests
Clear cutting and burning rain forests
It means cutting and burning (often tropical) forests to clear the ground for cultivating crops.
Apex: Clear cutting and burning rain forests
It sounds as if you mean "Clear Cut." Clear cutting is the practice of felling and removing all the trees in a a selected area. As a hunter and fisherman, I have seen the effects of clear cutting in some of my former haunts. Not only does it remove the existing canopy, it erodes the soil and forces the wildlife to other areas.
Farming/agriculture, building houses & roads (or anything else), mining, clear cutting forests, etc.
deforestation - novanet cowboy