forest reserve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forest reserve
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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There, by the Manu River, the Mashco Piro live in an area that is officially recognised as a forest reserve.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
For the study, Lucore examined a population of wild white-faced capuchins in the Taboga forest reserve of Costa Rica.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024
Scientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in Indonesia.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
The forest reserve also has Indigenous trees such as the sycamore fig and African cherry, and threatened species like parasol tree, Monterey Pine and African cherry.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
This land is held in the forest reserve, absolutely worthless so far as sustaining people is concerned, or paying taxes to the State.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
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