Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

    Wiederaufforstung

    лесовозобновле́ниеlesovozobnovlénije

    лісовідновленняlisovidnovlennja

    the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Since the decades-long reforestation program, there are hardly any bare mountains anymore.

    deNach dem jahrzehntelangen Aufforstungsprogramm gibt es fast keine kahlen Berge mehr. — Sudajaengi

  2. Since many organizations are putting effort into recycling in order to restore the natural environment, why won't you contribute to reforestation?

  3. Colombia has set deforestation and reforestation goals and has sent the police and military to fight deforestation in its national parks.

Translations

8 languages
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Forms

plural: reforestations
Singularreforestation
Pluralreforestations

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting:re-afforestation

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedreforest

See also

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