reforestation

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The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting
The renewal of forests by planting seeds or seedlings, or by fostering natural regeneration of tree species that do not need to be seeded or planted by hand
The natural or artificial restocking (i e , planting, seeding) of an area with forest trees Also called forest regeneration
Generally refers to planting trees on land that has been cleared of forest within the relatively recent past May or may not refer to planting trees on land that has just been harvested
The establishment of a forest through artificial reproduction or natural regeneration
Reestablishing a forest by planting or seeding an area where forest vegetation has been removed
Natural or artificial restocking or reestablishing an area with forest trees (natural regeneration as well as tree planting and seeding); renewing forest cover by planting seedlings, transplants, tree seeds, or, (for certain species) cuttings
Replanting of forests on lands that have recently been harvested
The restoration of tree cover, to areas from which trees have recently been removed, by planting, encouragement of natural regeneration, or a combination of these methods
Reestablishing a forest in an area where trees have been removed
The replanting of cut or bare forest See afforestation
Reforestation, Afforestation and Deforestation are specifically mentioned in Article 3 3 of the Kyoto Protocol as activities that must be considered in the calculation of Carbon Stocks This term is defined in the Glossary of the IPCC methodology for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories as "Planting of forests on lands which have, historically, previous contained forests but which have been converted to some other use"
- The renewal of a forest crop by natural or artificial means such as sowing or planting
The planting of new trees on land that had once been forested
Reforestation of an area where there used to be a forest is planting trees over it. the reforestation of the Apennine Mountains. the practice of planting trees in an area where they were previously cut down, in order to grow them for industrial use or to improve the environment   deforestation
{i} process of replanting trees, reestablishment of a forest
– The renewal of forest cover by seeding, planting, and natural means
The replanting of trees in areas which have been cleared of woodland
Reestablishing a forest by planting or seeding an area from which forest vegetation has been removed
planting trees to replace forests which have been harvested or destroyed
The re-establisment of forest on an existing forest site following tree removal Reforestation can be achieved by the natural seeding, artificial sowing, or by planting of natitve or introduced species
Area of land previously classified as forest that is regenerated by seeding, planting trees, or natural regeneration
The planting of trees on land from which the forest has been removed
the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
The re-establishment or restocking of a forest through natural regeneration or artificially planted seed or seedlings
The restocking of an area with forest trees, by either natural or artificial means, such as planting All harvested units are reforested, but many fail to succeed
the replanting of trees in forests affected by cutting, fire, disease, or other intrusion
The restocking of an area with forest trees, by either natural or artificial means, such as planting
reafforestation
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To afforest
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forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain
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To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize
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forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"
reforest
To replant a forest, especially after clear-cutting
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{f} replant with trees, reestablish a forest
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To reforest an area where there used to be a forest means to plant trees over it. He decided to do something about reforesting man-made wastes of western Australia
reforestation

    Turkish pronunciation

    rifôrısteyşın

    Synonyms

    afforestation

    Pronunciation

    /ˌrēfôrəˈstāsʜən/ /ˌriːfɔːrəˈsteɪʃən/

    Etymology

    () From Latin re + forresta, forestis
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