forestation

[ fawr-uh-stey-shuhn, for- ]

noun

1. the planting of forests.

forestation

/ ˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən /

noun

1. the planting of trees over a wide area

Word History and Origins

Origin of forestation¹

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

Example Sentences

He has found that current modeling of local smallholding forestation sites is not compatible with the internationally agreed Paris Agreement.

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

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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.

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We need to evaluate forestation, and other climate change mitigation strategies, in detail.

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The study, which simulated wide scale forestation under two future scenarios -- one with minimal efforts to tackle climate change and another with extensive mitigation measures alongside forestation -- found that forestation leads to increased CO2 removal.

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Related Words

• afforestation