land-clearing

Some officials such as Cagayan de Oro city councilor President Elipe have blamed deforestation and land-clearing for farming for speeding up the flow of water and worsening the tragedy.

Philippine Floods Kill Hundreds James Hookway 2011

Government leaders also long ago admitted they weren't able to fully police land-clearing in more remote areas.

Plan to Save Indonesia's Forests Hits Snags 2010

They can work in rough terrain where armoured land-clearing vehicles can't go.

Landmine-sniffing rats! frankwu 2008

Emmanuel let Miss Morgensen continue her violent land-clearing.

Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010

Emmanuel let Miss Morgensen continue her violent land-clearing.

Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010

One of the biggest questions is whether the moratorium will prevent the use of land-clearing permits that haven't yet been acted on.

Plan to Save Indonesia's Forests Hits Snags 2010

While many details of the plan have yet to be hammered out, Indonesia is set to start a two-year moratorium on new land-clearing permits next month and has taken other first steps to help save its dwindling forests, the officials say.

Incentives Aim to Save Indonesian Jungles Eric Bellman 2010

In the late 1990s, she co-chaired the Jubilee 2000 Africa Campaign, seeking cancellation of debt for African countries and also worked to draw international attention to the need to protect forests from land grabbing schemes that led to destructive land-clearing projects.

Maathai, Wangari 2009

Meanwhile, the fact remains that koalas have lost their habitat to land-clearing，and they are still losing it to further land-clearing, e.g. to farming, and new settlements.

Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

But the koalas' problem is loss of their habitat and this follows from land-clearing which follows from policies aimed at increasing the Australian population...which Democrats would most likely support.

Rabett Run EliRabett 2009