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It is the clearing of forests from the ground. It should be noted that forests are a significant sink for carbon dioxide.

It is a land area of at least ​​0.05-1.0 hectare with tree crown cover (or equivalent level of stock) with more than 10-30% of trees having the potential to reach the minimum height of 2-5 meters in in situ maturity. A forest may consist of closed forest...

See greenhouse gases (GHG).