slash-and-burn

Fiscal consolidation does not mean reducing debt by taking a slash-and-burn approach to spending.
L'assainissement budgétaire ne signifie pas réduire la dette par une réduction inconsidérée des dépenses.
El Niño and the slash-and-burn forestry clearance policies of Indonesia are a devastating cocktail.
Le Niño et les politiques de défrichement de l'Indonésie, qui coupe et brûle systématiquement les forêts, constituent un cocktail dévastateur.
The El Niño phenomenon made a large contribution, but the fires were largely caused by slash-and-burn methods of agriculture, and then got out of control.
Le phénomène climatique baptisé El Niño a fortement contribué à cette catastrophe, mais les incendies sont en grande partie le résultat du défrichement des sols par le feu pour pouvoir les cultiver, le feu devenant ensuite impossible à maîtriser.
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