afforest
Establish new woodland
To afforest is to establish a forest on land that wasn't previously forested—planting trees where none grew before.
The word contrasts with reforest, which restores trees to land that was once wooded: The government plans to afforest thousands of acres of barren hillside.
Juvenile woody plant
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- nurseryRoom for infants
- cultivationFostering growth through care
arboriculture · silviculture · grove · woodland · orchard · germination · canopy · understory
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- environmentalismAdvocacy for nature protection
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
Range of life forms
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- migrationMovement to new territory
species · corridor · sanctuary · endemic · shelter · breeding-ground · pollinator
Unable to produce
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
sapling
Juvenile woody plant
cultivation · arboriculture · silviculture · grove · woodland · orchard · germination · canopy · understory · foliage
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- environmentalismAdvocacy for nature protection
stewardship · biodiversity · ecosystem · habitat · biosphere
biodiversity
Range of life forms
migration · species · corridor · sanctuary · endemic · shelter · breeding-ground · pollinator
barren
Unable to produce
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- watershedDrainage area boundary