Definition of "afforestation" []

• The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested. (noun)

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• "We shall use the word afforestation here to denote the steps to be taken for promoting the growth of timber on a large scale."
• "This is called afforestation, and as I mentioned in the piece, it has already happened on a large scale in the eastern United States, the former Soviet Union, China and some other areas."
• "According to two new studies, planting forests in areas that currently don't have trees -- a process called afforestation -- can reduce the local availability ..."