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clear-cutting  

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  • Clear-cutting is a logging method is which whole stands of trees are non-selectively harvested over a relatively large area. The goals of the technique are to maximize economic efficiency in harvesting or create conditions to re-establish stands of trees species that require sunlight for growth, or both. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Clear-Cutting]

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