Deforestation is mainly caused by the cutting down of tropical forests to provide land for agriculture.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Agriculture Report. Farmers,especially in developing countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Organizers made efforts to avoid cutting down old-growth trees.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Most scientists believe the warming trend is mainly caused by human activity, especially the use of fossil fuels and the cutting down of forests.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Britain is cutting down on its industrial gas use to save supplies.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

"I learned by studying, that suicide is forbidden in Islam, and killing of innocents is forbidden in Islam, and even cutting down trees in a defensive battle is forbidden.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

But now,Borges says, they face loggers, farmers and ranchers who seek to make money from cutting the forests down.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17