reforestation
Reforestation is the intentional process of replanting trees in areas where forests have been cut down or destroyed. It is a key environmental practice used to restore ecosystems, increase biodiversity, and mitigate the effects of climate change by capturing carbon dioxide.
Beispiele
3 von 5Our neighborhood group is planning a reforestation project for the local park to bring back the birds.
The local community is organizing a tree-planting event in the park to restore the bird habitat.
The government has committed to extensive reforestation as part of its long-term climate action plan.
The state has officially promised to plant many trees to help achieve its environmental goals.
I heard they're doing some reforestation out in the hills to fix the damage from the big fire.
I was told that people are planting trees on the hills to repair what was burned.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Focus on the prefix 'RE-'. Just like 'redo' means to do again, 'reforest' means to make it a forest again.
Schnelles Quiz
The local government launched a massive ____ project to restore the hillsides destroyed by last year's wildfire.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: reforestation
Beispiele
Our neighborhood group is planning a reforestation project for the local park to bring back the birds.
everydayThe local community is organizing a tree-planting event in the park to restore the bird habitat.
The government has committed to extensive reforestation as part of its long-term climate action plan.
formalThe state has officially promised to plant many trees to help achieve its environmental goals.
I heard they're doing some reforestation out in the hills to fix the damage from the big fire.
informalI was told that people are planting trees on the hills to repair what was burned.
Quantitative analysis suggests that reforestation significantly improves soil stability and prevents erosion in tropical regions.
academicResearch data shows that planting trees helps keep the ground firm and stops soil from washing away in the tropics.
The corporation invested in reforestation projects to offset its annual carbon emissions and improve its ESG rating.
businessThe company paid for tree planting to balance out its pollution and look better to investors.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
reforestation efforts
work done to replant trees
global reforestation
world-wide tree planting initiatives
natural reforestation
the process of a forest growing back on its own
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Afforestation is planting trees where there was no forest before, while reforestation is replanting an area that was recently a forest.
Deforestation is the clearing or thinning of forests, which is the exact opposite of reforestation.
Nutzungshinweise
The word is predominantly used in environmental, scientific, and political contexts. It is usually an uncountable noun when referring to the concept, but can be countable when referring to specific localized projects.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use 'reforestation' when they actually mean 'afforestation.' Remember that the prefix 're-' implies doing something again to a previous state.
Merkhilfe
Focus on the prefix 'RE-'. Just like 'redo' means to do again, 'reforest' means to make it a forest again.
Wortherkunft
From the prefix 're-' (again) + 'forest' (a large area covered with trees) + the suffix '-ation' (denoting an action or process).
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Reforestation is a central theme in global ecological movements, such as the Green Belt Movement in Africa and international 'Trillion Trees' initiatives.
Schnelles Quiz
The local government launched a massive ____ project to restore the hillsides destroyed by last year's wildfire.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: reforestation
Verwandtes Vokabular
A canopy is a cover that hangs over something, like a bed or...
ecosystemA biological community of interacting organisms and their ph...
sustainabilitySustainability is the quality of being able to continue over...
biodiversityBiodiversity refers to the variety of all living things and...
habitatA habitat is the natural environment or specific area where...
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