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forestation

American  
[fawr-uh-stey-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

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Etymology

Origin of forestation

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

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The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third, a pioneering study has found.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, a centrist, urged a halt to the contested forestation.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2022

We have irrigation, dry farming, forestation of sandhills and the like; also conservation of soil fertility, and the conservation of lands.

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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