deforesters
Those clearing forests
Deforesters are people or entities that clear forests, whether through logging, land development, or agricultural conversion.
The term usually carries negative connotations, implying destruction rather than sustainable harvesting: Environmental groups accused the deforesters of destroying critical habitat.
It can refer to individual loggers, corporations, or governments responsible for large-scale forest removal.
Professional tree fellers
- loggersPeople who fell trees
- woodsmenThose who harvest timber
- sawyersPeople who saw wood
- axemenThose who hew timber
woodcutters · fellers · buckers · fallers · ranchers · settlers
Motor-driven cutting tools
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
- skiddersTimber-hauling forestry vehicles
- harvestersThose who gather crops
- mulchersOrganic matter shredders
excavators · forwarders · loaders · axes · backhoes · chippers · sawmills · earthmovers
Deliberate devastation of nature
- erosionGradual wearing away
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
Harvesting every standing tree
- fellingDowning standing timber
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- harvestingGathering mature crops
stumpage · burning · bulldozing · chaining · grubbing
lumberjacks
Professional tree fellers
axemen · woodcutters · fellers · buckers · fallers · ranchers · settlers
chainsaws
Motor-driven cutting tools
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
- skiddersTimber-hauling forestry vehicles
- harvestersThose who gather crops
mulchers · excavators · forwarders · loaders · axes · backhoes · chippers · sawmills · earthmovers · cranes
ecocide
Deliberate devastation of nature
- erosionGradual wearing away
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
clearcutting
Harvesting every standing tree
- fellingDowning standing timber
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
harvesting · stumpage · burning · bulldozing · chaining · grubbing
deforestersconservationists
Advocates for protecting nature
environmentalists · preservationists · park rangers · environmental advocates · eco-warriors
deforesterstree planters
Those who set saplings
conservationists · arborists · foresters · environmentalists · rewilders