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Revision as of 15:43, 25 February 2002 by Conversion script (talk | contribs) (Automated conversion)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The human or environmental process that converts forest to open meadows, arable land, savanna, or desert land.
Environmentalists charge that deforestation is proceeding at far too rapid a pace, although environmental skeptics claim that these charges are exaggerated.
See also desertification.