afforestation
gb/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/ us/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/
C1
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom
technical
C1
process
1
creating new forest
the act of creating a new forest by planting trees on land where there was no forest
Schéma d’usage :
afforestation of [land/place]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse afforestation with reforestation. Reforestation means planting trees again where a forest was removed or damaged.
Synonymes
tree planting (broader and less technical; can refer to planting any trees, not necessarily creating a forest)
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forest creation (clearer and more general; emphasizes the result rather than the process)
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woodland creation (common especially in British environmental contexts; may refer to smaller wooded areas)
Antonymes
deforestation (the removal or destruction of forest rather than the creation of new forest)
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forest clearance (the act of clearing trees from forested land)
Collocations
large-scale afforestation
|afforestation project
|afforestation programme
|afforestation scheme
|afforestation efforts
|afforestation of farmland
|commercial afforestation
|native woodland afforestation
|afforestation targets
|support afforestation
Thèmes
environment
|forestry
|climate_change
|land_use
Exemples
- The government is funding afforestation on abandoned farmland to increase tree cover.
- Afforestation can help store carbon, but poorly planned plantations may harm local ecosystems.
- The region has set ambitious afforestation targets for the next decade.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Afforestation creates new forests.
- The project uses afforestation to plant trees on empty land.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
afforestation
API
GB/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/
US/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/
Syllabes et accentuation
af - for - est - a - tion (5 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (af)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: afforestation
- Plural: afforestation
Expressions
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