Term:
Deforestation
Definition:
Is the conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of the tree canopy cover below the minimum 10 per cent threshold. Deforestation implies the long-term or permanent loss of forest cover and implies transformation into another land use.
Domain:
Environment
Source:
Framework
for the Development
of Environment Statistics
(FDES 2013)
for the Development
of Environment Statistics
(FDES 2013)
