the clearing of trees is deforestation
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gladea clearingDeforestation- the clearing of forest lands (definition)
Ah, yes, the fog is clearing even now... Why are the loggers clearing this part of the forest? We could have a picnic in that clearing.
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The destruction, or destroying, of a forest It is the cutting, clearing or burning of trees.
The animals in forest would get extinct.
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The rabbit hid in the copse in the forest clearing.
A forest is a biotic community spread over a large area of land and composed of tall trees, herbs, shrubs, climbers and wild animals.Another AnswerAnother sentence added to above -- A clearing within the biotic community where there are no trees, only shrubs and herbs would be called a forest clearing.
removal of trees and clearing of the forest
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It you refer to the painting entitled 'Bathers in the Forest', it was painted by Auguste Renoir, 1897.