deforestation vs stripping

deforestation and stripping both are nouns.

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

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

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

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