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forestation

American  
[fawr-uh-stay-shuhn, for-] / ˌfɔr əˈsteɪ ʃən, ˌfɒr- /

noun

  1. the planting of forests.


forestation British  
/ ˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the planting of trees over a wide area

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of forestation

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; forest + -ation

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Yin's empirical research indicates that this finding could be representative of the entire forestation sector.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

Here abundant rain, adequate forestation, and a host of wildlife provided conditions that could support ever- growing populations over long periods of time.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The summit also resulted in a framework for global carbon markets and how to funnel finance to carbon-reducing projects, for example in forestation.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2022

Some say they’ve benefited from a federal forestation program that pays farmers to plant trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

There is, for instance, coal and iron, but iron has to be smelted where there is forestation, and we come right back to climate, as one of the principal factors in civilization.

From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee

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