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afforestation

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

noun

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


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Domestically, there have been afforestation plans to restore natural flood barriers.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2025

At that rate, afforestation offsets would cost the 200 largest fossil fuel companies around $10.8 trillion — or roughly 11% of global GDP, according to the study.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

Now, Israeli authorities see the Negev as an enormous opportunity for large-scale afforestation.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2024

They currently only remove 0.002 gigatonnes of CO2 per year from the atmosphere, compared to 3 gigatonnes through conventional options such as afforestation, and they are unlikely to significantly increase by 2030.

From Science Daily May 3, 2024

He told of how unemployment might be largely eliminated by developments in the countryside, through new methods of agriculture, through light railways, through afforestation, through stock-breeding, through the reclamation of land.

From Lloyd George The Man and His Story by Dilnot, Frank

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