reforestation
nounUK /ˌriːfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən/
US /ˌriːfɔːrɪˈsteɪʃən/
Reforestation is planting new trees in a place where the forest was cut down or burned.
After the wildfire, the community started a reforestation project to plant thousands of young trees.
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2. The act of restoring a forest that was damaged by logging, fire, or disease.
The government funded reforestation of the logged hillsides.
3. The process of regrowing trees on land that was once forested but has been cleared for other uses.
Reforestation of the abandoned farmland helped bring back birds and insects.
4. A program or effort to renew tree cover in a region.
The school joined a national reforestation to plant a million trees.