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reforestation

 noun
     
Related topics: Environment and waste, Forestry
re‧for‧est‧a‧tion [uncountable]
TAFSGE the practice of planting trees in an area where they were previously cut down, in order to grow them for industrial use or to improve the environment [≠ deforestation]
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