leakage

leakage
 n.β€” Β«Another concern is what’s known as leakage…): the idea that if you protect one parcel of forest, ranchers, loggers, and biofuel interests will just move their operations elsewhere, resulting in little additional protection.Β» β€”β€œThe tropical global warming solution” by Glenn Hurowitz Grist (Seattle, Washington) Dec. 2, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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