Millions of hectares of forest and woodland fell before the newcomers' axes between 1850 and 1890, as intensive European farming methods expanded across the world.

1850年至1890年间，随着欧洲集约化农业方法在世界范围内的推广，数百万公顷的森林和林地被砍伐殆尽。

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Higher yields, he pointed out, saved marginal land and forest from farming.

更高的产量，他指出，可以使更多的土地和森林免于农耕的破坏。

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The generally infertile soils of this rainforest—the largest such forest on Earth—make sustainable farming difficult.

这片雨林普通贫瘠的土地-地球上这样最大的土地-使得持续的耕种非常困难。

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Argentina has lost three-quarters of its native forest to farming over the past century.

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Higher yields, he pointed out, saved marginal land and forest from farming.

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They razed the forest to accommodate crop farming, and local tribes were reduced to selling trinkets at the oil camps, or to retreating further into the bush.

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