clear a forest

Examples (10)

• The government cleared the forest to make way for a new highway.
• Local farmers plan to clear a forest for grazing land.
• By 2030, the company will clear the entire forest unless the permit is revoked.
• Entire villages were displaced after the forest was cleared for logging.
• Conservationists argue that you should never clear a forest to expand monoculture.
• Decades ago, settlers cleared the forest and built the town on the riverbank.
• After they clear the forest, soil erosion will intensify.
• The forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land.
• The proposal to clear the forest for a landfill was withdrawn.
• Had they not cleared the forest, the wildlife corridor would have survived.