What's the difference between deforest and disafforest?
Deforest
Definition:
(v. t.) To clear of forests; to disforest.
Example Sentences:
(1) A fortnight ago the two countries signed a US$27 million deal to tackle deforestation on the island of Sumatra - a key problem in Indonesia where 80 per cent of emissions come from deforestation, both by legal and illegal loggers.
(2) Tackling deforestation, which contributes up to 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions, took a step forward, with the UK, along with Japan, Norway, America, France and Australia, agreeing that by 2010 a total of $3.5bn would be spent on saving trees.
(3) The emissions reductions that could be expected through meeting these family planning needs would be roughly equivalent to the reductions that would come from ending all tropical deforestation.
(4) "The deforestation figures are extremely positive, for they point to a consistent downward trend."
(5) A broad range of projects are eligible for CDM accreditation, with the notable exceptions of nuclear power and avoided deforestation projects.
(6) A year on from announcing the policy, the Singapore-based agribusiness was lauded in a report on deforestation-free supply chains (pdf) by the pro-transparency organisation CDP.
(7) The ministers said they also reached accord on tough action on deforestation and agreed that aviation would have to cut its emissions by 10% by 2020 compared with 2005 levels and shipping by 20%.
(8) Brazil has reduced deforestation by around two thirds since a peak in 2004.
(9) Mr Minc said the rise would have been even greater had it not been for an anti-deforestation drive launched at the start of 2008.
(10) The conservation group is calling for action including expanding and strengthening protected areas, recognising the benefits forests provide and boosting schemes which provide incentives to countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation.
(11) Because extensive deforestation probably would increase the distribution area of C. chinga, further investigation should be performed to evaluate the epidemiological role of this wild mammal.
(12) Reducing carbon emissions due to deforestation will play a significant role in major climate change talks in Paris in December, after governments formed a draft agreement for a UN-backed forest protection plan in June.
(13) REDD can become a significant catalyst of change to stop deforestation and eradicate poverty in many regions of the planet.
(14) Hedegaard, who chaired the last such summit in Copenhagen when she was Denmark's environment minister, said success in Cancún would see "concrete decisions" on tackling deforestation, adaptation measures to climate change and transferring clean technology to developing countries.
(15) Last Thursday, at an event hosted by the Prince of Wales, I set out plans for working with the private sector and rainforest countries so that the timber and foodstuffs we buy do not cause deforestation.
(16) Companies should remove palm oil that is linked to destructive forestry practices from their supply chains by implementing ‘no-deforestation’ policies, or cancelling contracts if suppliers fail to act,” Turner said.
(17) The nitrate concentration (weighted average) in stream water from an experimentally deforested watershed increased from 0.9 milligram per liter before removal of the vegetation to 53 milligrams per liter 2 years later.
(18) Brazilian negotiators are already expected to announce plans to cut deforestation by 80% by 2020.
(19) Is stopping deforestation an easier way to cut emission?
(20) But by far the greatest source of renewable energy used globally at present is burning biomass (about 10% of the total global energy supply), which is problematic because it can cause deforestation, leads to deposits of soot that accelerate global warming, and cooking fires cause indoor air pollution that harms health.
Disafforest
Definition:
(v. t.) To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws.