forest reserve

noun

1. an area of forest set aside and preserved by the government as a wilderness, national park, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forest reserve¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

There, by the Manu River, the Mashco Piro live in an area that is officially recognised as a forest reserve.

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He gave up teaching to dedicate himself to the trees when he returned home six years ago and was shocked to find the Mount Kei Central Forest Reserve, once lush with wild shea trees, had been turned into a near-barren expanse dotted with stumps.

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When a body is found in the Keālia Forest Reserve, Makalani strikes out on her own to investigate, traveling deep into the forest and beyond.

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For the study, Lucore examined a population of wild white-faced capuchins in the Taboga forest reserve of Costa Rica.

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Hezbollah rockets have sparked days of bushfires in northern Israel, with swathes of forest reserve destroyed and 11 people hospitalised for smoke inhalation.

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