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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

The researchers said their findings should not suggest afforestation and carbon offsetting are futile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Since at least the early 20th century, the rhetoric behind the afforestation push in Israel/Palestine has implied that no existing human settlements or agriculture his been displaced or disrupted.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024

Although some tree plantations involve reforestation of degraded land, in many cases they involve afforestation -- planting forests in undegraded and previously unforested regions such as grasslands.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

We shall use the word afforestation here to denote the steps to be taken for promoting the growth of timber on a large scale.

From Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War by Hopkinson, Alfred, Sir

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