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reforest

American  
[ree-fawr-ist, -for-] / riˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr- /

verb (used with object)

  • reforests,
    present (3rd person singular)
  • reforested,
    past participle,  past
  • reforesting
    present participle
  1. to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).


reforest British  
/ riːˈfɒrɪst /

verb

  1. (tr) another word for reafforest

"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

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Etymology

Origin of reforest

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + forest


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His group is also helping reforest Altadena as well as fire-seared parts of the Angeles National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

The BTG Pactual TIG-Conservation International strategy seeks to conserve, restore and reforest about 660,000 acres of degraded land, an area more than twice the size of New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The international proposal to conserve forests will be partnered with a domestic program to reforest destroyed areas.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

Now there’s an intention by many local people and international players as well to help reforest that area, because it’s a critical ecosystem that has enormous biodiversity and plays a critical climate role.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022

It is funded by the European Union, and we hope to try to reforest the hills and mountains along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, helping the people to live in better harmony with nature.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

It not only reforests the burn area but also helps bring back ecological balance by aiding wildlife - birds, in particular.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2018

"Our AI models can be the basis for a very universal tool for monitoring biodiversity in reforested areas," says Jörg Müller.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023

"The question is, are the companies doing it?" she says, admitting there are patches of bare land that have not been reforested.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2023

Laguna said First Quantum had reforested only a small fraction of the required land and noted it had five pending judicial cases centered on environmental concerns.

From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023

The site is an old prison farm, with hundreds of acres that have largely been reforested.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

In the Apennines, for example, several hundred nests have been set out to protect reforested areas.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

As Tembé articulates, it takes a reforesting of the mind and heart to catalyze progress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

For forest managers and organizations leading reforestation efforts, the findings offer some practical advice: "We need to consider nutrient limitation when we're reforesting," said Batterman.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

Diversifying agriculture in the region and reforesting Michoacán could help to restore the Sierra Purhepecha's ecology and protect the rural economy.

From Salon ● May 29, 2024

Demolishing the military base and reforesting the site would cost much less and “would allow rainwater to percolate, not run off,” Vogelzang wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

The private owners of land unsuited to agriculture, once forested and now impoverished or denuded, should be encouraged by practical instruction, adjustment of taxation, and in other proper ways, to undertake the reforesting thereof.

From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Edward Tyson Allen

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