reforest

Plant trees again

To reforest is to replant trees in an area where forest has been removed or destroyed: The organization has reforested thousands of acres of clearcut land.

The noun is reforestation.

Reforest implies restoring what was lost, distinguishing it from afforestation, which means planting trees where none grew before.

planting

seedlings

Newly germinated plants

propagation · germination · rootstock · cuttings · seedbed · dibber · mulching · spacing · watering · hardwood

forestry

silviculture

Forest cultivation practice

woodlot · plantation

renewal

regeneration

Biological self-repair process

rewilding · reclamation · rehabilitation · revitalization

initiatives

agroforestry

Trees integrated with farming

  • permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
  • NGOIndependent charitable organization
ecology

ecosystem

Interconnected organisms and surroundings

microclimate · succession · bird-nesting

climate

net-zero

Balanced emissions state

Categories
Opposites
land cover action

reforestdeforest

Remove trees entirely

clear-cut · defoliate · denude · log · fell

land development intent

reforestdeforestation

Large-scale woodland elimination

develop · urbanize · pave · cultivate · strip-mine

Phrases
Family

reforestation, reforested, reforesting, reforests, reforestations

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