deforestation vs uncovering

deforestation and uncovering both are nouns.

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

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

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

deforestation (noun)	uncovering (noun)
the removal of trees	the act of discovering something
the state of being clear of trees	the removal of covering