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

So ramping up afforestation – or tree planting - will not be an easy task.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

In addition, by focusing on afforestation, it does not account for other approaches that are central to tackling climate change, such as preventing deforestation and restoring existing forests.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

The researchers provide a tool practitioners and land managers can use to determine just how much of a problem albedo is for any reforestation or afforestation project on the globe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

And carbon removal schemes like those based on afforestation — planting trees that will store carbon as they grow — might last only a few years if a disease or forest fire comes along.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

We look forward to the part that this new clothing will play in the general scheme of afforestation.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 19, 1919 by Various