deforestación / desertificación

English translation: deforestation/desertification

09:13 Mar 22, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
Spanish term or phrase: deforestación / desertificación
La companía convenció al sector pesquero que la deforestación masiva, la desertificación local y la contaminación del rio, no representaban peligro para la pesca.
majose
Australia
Local time: 18:35
English translation:deforestation/desertification
Explanation:
the massive deforestation, the local desertification and the pollution of the river
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Fatima Nunez
Spain
Local time: 08:35
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Thank you Fatima!
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5 +2deforestation/desertification
Fatima Nunez
5 +2deforestation/ desertification
Lucy Williams


  

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deforestation/desertification


Explanation:
the massive deforestation, the local desertification and the pollution of the river

Fatima Nunez
Spain
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you Fatima!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lucy Williams: sorry Fatima, must have posted at the same time!
7 mins

agree  Edward Tully
22 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
deforestation/ desertification


Explanation:
Deforestation is the logging or burning of trees in forested areas
Desertification is the degradation of land in arid and dry sub-humid areas, resulting primarily from natural activities and influenced by climatic variations

Example sentence(s):
  • Among the obvious consequences of deforestation is the loss of living space.

    Reference: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/effect.h...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertification
Lucy Williams
Spain
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fatima Nunez: Don´t worry. This is to help people. Now nobody can doubt about the terms. :-)
14 mins

agree  Eileen Banks
8 hrs
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