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

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

From BBC

But researchers in England and France found that the tree-planting process, known as afforestation, faces insurmountable land use and financial challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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