afforestation
gb/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/ us/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/
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Inglês
Aceções
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Nome
technical
C1
process
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creating new forest
the act of creating a new forest by planting trees on land where there was no forest
Padrão de uso:
afforestation of [land/place]
Erro comum:
Do not confuse afforestation with reforestation. Reforestation means planting trees again where a forest was removed or damaged.
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
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)
Colocações
large-scale afforestation
|afforestation project
|afforestation programme
|afforestation scheme
|afforestation efforts
|afforestation of farmland
|commercial afforestation
|native woodland afforestation
|afforestation targets
|support afforestation
Temas
environment
|forestry
|climate_change
|land_use
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Afforestation creates new forests.
- The project uses afforestation to plant trees on empty land.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
afforestation
IPA
GB/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/
US/ˈæfɚˈɛstˈeɪʃən/
Sílabas e acento
af - for - est - a - tion (5 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (af)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: afforestation
- Plural: afforestation
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