deforestation vs denudation

deforestation and denudation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deforestation	Yes	No	No	No
denudation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, denudation is a hypernym of deforestation; that is, denudation is a word with a broader meaning than deforestation:

Other hypernyms of deforestation include baring, husking, stripping, uncovering.

deforestation (noun)	denudation (noun)
the removal of trees	the removal of covering
the state of being clear of trees