OVERHARVESTING meaning: Excessive exploitation of natural resources - OneLook

Usually means: Excessive exploitation of natural resources.

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▸ noun: Excessive harvesting

Similar:

overexploitation, overhunting, overextraction, overcultivation, overconsumption, overwhaling, overirrigation, over-consumption, overgrazing, overcollection, more...

Opposite:

Types:

clear-cutting, deforestation, slash-and-burn, strip-mining, mountaintop removal, more...

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Similar:

overexploitation, overhunting, overextraction, overcultivation, overconsumption, overwhaling, overirrigation, over-consumption, overgrazing, overcollection, more...

Opposite:

Types:

clear-cutting, deforestation, slash-and-burn, strip-mining, mountaintop removal, more...

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