B2 adjective رسمي

afforestation

/əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn/

Afforestation is the process of establishing a forest on land that has not recently been covered by trees. It involves planting seeds or saplings to create new wooded areas, often to improve the environment or for commercial timber.

أمثلة

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1

Our neighborhood is starting an afforestation project to make the area greener.

The local community is beginning a plan to plant a new forest to improve the environment.

2

The government has committed to extensive afforestation to meet its carbon neutrality goals.

The state has promised wide-scale tree planting to achieve its environmental targets.

3

Did you hear? They're finally doing some afforestation in that old empty field.

Have you heard? They are at last planting trees in that vacant plot of land.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
afforestation
Verb
afforest
صفة
afforested
مرتبط
forestry
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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the 'A' in Afforestation as 'Adding' a forest to a place where there wasn't one before.

اختبار سريع

The local government initiated a massive ___ program to convert the abandoned wasteland into a thriving woodland.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: afforestation

أمثلة

1

Our neighborhood is starting an afforestation project to make the area greener.

everyday

The local community is beginning a plan to plant a new forest to improve the environment.

2

The government has committed to extensive afforestation to meet its carbon neutrality goals.

formal

The state has promised wide-scale tree planting to achieve its environmental targets.

3

Did you hear? They're finally doing some afforestation in that old empty field.

informal

Have you heard? They are at last planting trees in that vacant plot of land.

4

Studies show that afforestation significantly improves biodiversity in previously barren landscapes.

academic

Research indicates that creating new forests greatly increases the variety of life in empty areas.

5

The company's CSR initiative focuses on afforestation to offset its annual carbon footprint.

business

The firm's social responsibility plan uses tree planting to balance out its environmental impact.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
afforestation
Verb
afforest
صفة
afforested
مرتبط
forestry

تلازمات شائعة

mass afforestation large-scale planting of new forests
urban afforestation planting trees within a city to create new green spaces
promote afforestation to encourage the creation of new wooded areas
afforestation scheme an organized plan or program for planting trees
successful afforestation the effective growth of a new forest area

العبارات الشائعة

afforestation and reforestation

creating new forests and replanting old ones

large-scale afforestation

planting trees over a very wide area

afforestation efforts

the hard work put into planting new forests

يُخلط عادةً مع

afforestation vs reforestation

Afforestation is planting trees on land that was never a forest, while reforestation is replanting trees where a forest used to be.

afforestation vs deforestation

Afforestation is the creation of a forest, whereas deforestation is the destruction or removal of a forest.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

Afforestation is a technical term mostly found in environmental reports, academic papers, and policy discussions. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing specific ecological projects.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often use 'reforestation' when they actually mean 'afforestation'. Remember that the prefix 're-' means 'again', so reforestation is for land that was already a forest.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Think of the 'A' in Afforestation as 'Adding' a forest to a place where there wasn't one before.

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أصل الكلمة

Derived from the Latin 'ad-' (to/towards) and 'forestis' (forest), literally meaning 'to bring land into forest status'.

أنماط نحوية

Uncountable noun Often followed by the preposition 'of' Functions as the subject or object of a sentence
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السياق الثقافي

Afforestation is a central topic in global climate change summits and initiatives like the 'Great Green Wall' in Africa.

اختبار سريع

The local government initiated a massive ___ program to convert the abandoned wasteland into a thriving woodland.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: afforestation

كلمات ذات صلة

unknown

A1

A person or thing that is not known, recognized, or familiar. It often refers to a mysterious situation or a person who has not yet achieved fame or success.

of

A1

A preposition used to show a relationship between a part and a whole, or to indicate belonging and origin. It connects a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence to specify which one or what kind.

in

A1

A preposition used to indicate position within a container, a space, an area, or a period of time. It describes being surrounded by something or being inside the boundaries of a location.

it

A1

A third-person singular pronoun used to refer to an object, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned or is clear from context. It is also frequently used as a dummy subject to talk about time, weather, or distance.

on

A1

A preposition used to indicate that something is in a position above and supported by a surface. It is also used to indicate a specific day or date, or to show that a device is functioning.

as

A1

A conjunction used to compare two things that are equal in some way. It is most commonly used in the pattern 'as + adjective/adverb + as' to show similarity.

this

A1

Used to identify a specific person, thing, or idea that is physically close to the speaker or has just been mentioned. It can also refer to the present time or a situation that is currently happening.

by

A1

A preposition used to show the method or means of doing something, or to identify the person or thing that performs an action. It frequently appears in passive sentences to indicate the agent or before modes of transport.

we

A1

The word 'we' is a first-person plural pronoun used to refer to the speaker and one or more other people collectively. It is used as the subject of a sentence or clause.

or

A1

A coordinating conjunction used to connect two or more possibilities or alternatives. it indicates that only one of the options is likely, required, or true.

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