afforestation

American  

[a-fawr-ist-ay-shuhn] / æˌfɔr ɪstˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

afforestations

1. the conversion of previously bare or cultivated land into forest. Compare reforestation.

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Other Word Forms

• reafforestation
  noun

Example Sentences

Afforestation — the planting of forests in treeless areas—is one method bandied around by experts.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2018

The task of the Afforestation Project is to return the Sahara to the fertile land it once was.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack

Afforestation of the Sahara, the solar pumps creating new oases, the water purification plants on the Atlantic and Mediterranean, pushing back the desert, the oil fields, the mines, the roads, the damming of the Niger.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack

Afforestation would add to the general wealth of the country in the future, and would be of considerable advantage to the capitalist classes, which makes the largest uses of lumber.

From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by Walling, William English

We requisitioned motor transport from some of the Sahara Afforestation Project oases down around Tessalit.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack