reforestation
noun
re·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən 
-ˌfär-
: the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)
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When companies buy carbon credits to offset their emissions, their money often goes to green initiatives like reforestation.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
The reforestation effort is part of the city's multiyear strategy to improve storm-water management and help residents cope with extreme heat.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Made in collaboration with The Caring Family Foundation, one of the U.K.’s largest donors to Brazilian reforestation, the Nukini people are one of the communities that has received support from the TCFF.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Alongside the immediate toll, there was a long-term cost to tally with reforestation likely to take decades and new setbacks each summer as smaller blazes broke out.
—Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
The reforestation effort is part of the city's multiyear strategy to improve storm-water management and help residents cope with extreme heat.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Made in collaboration with The Caring Family Foundation, one of the U.K.’s largest donors to Brazilian reforestation, the Nukini people are one of the communities that has received support from the TCFF.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Alongside the immediate toll, there was a long-term cost to tally with reforestation likely to take decades and new setbacks each summer as smaller blazes broke out.
—Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for reforestation
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“Reforestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reforestation. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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reforestation
noun
re·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən
-ˌfär-
: the action of renewing a forest by planting seeds or young trees
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