rainforest reserve

Protected tropical woodland

A rainforest reserve is a protected area of tropical or temperate rainforest set aside for conservation.

Governments or organizations establish these reserves to preserve biodiversity, protect endangered species, and maintain ecosystems threatened by logging or development: The country designated thousands of acres as a rainforest reserve.

Opposites
land use and development status

rainforest reserveindustrial zone

Area designated for factories

cattle ranch · agricultural land · urban sprawl · strip mine · industrial farm

ecological condition

rainforest reserveclear-cut

Plainly evident, unmistakable

wasteland · desert · dead zone · scorched earth · moonscape

environmental philosophy

rainforest reservefree-for-all

Unregulated group conflict

Family

forest, rains, rained, raining, rainiest, rainfall, rainwater, raindrop, forests

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G