In some places, particularly the drier places of the globe, the deforestation was so severe, and was followed by such intense grazing, that forests have not been able to grow back. The landscape has been permanently altered.
在某些地方，尤其是地球上比较干燥的地区，森林被如此严重地砍伐，随之又受到如此严重的牧群啃食，以致没能再重新生长出来。地貌受到了永久性的改变。