reforestation
noun
re·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən 
-ˌfär-
: the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)
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His company, which offers corporate groups the opportunity to help with reforestation efforts, has seen its bookings take off.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
What’s more, the brand even has its own reforestation program in Brazil: for every sneaker purchase, Cariuma plants a pair of trees in the Brazilian rainforest.
—Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
Keeping trees intact ensures all that carbon stays stored and supporting careful reforestation efforts ensures additional carbon gets locked away.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
Plans are additionally afoot for Riyadh Art, which would see the installation of 1,000 artworks across the city; Riyadh Green, an urban reforestation project; and Sports Boulevard, a large-scale linear park.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
What’s more, the brand even has its own reforestation program in Brazil: for every sneaker purchase, Cariuma plants a pair of trees in the Brazilian rainforest.
—Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
Keeping trees intact ensures all that carbon stays stored and supporting careful reforestation efforts ensures additional carbon gets locked away.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
Plans are additionally afoot for Riyadh Art, which would see the installation of 1,000 artworks across the city; Riyadh Green, an urban reforestation project; and Sports Boulevard, a large-scale linear park.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 July 2024
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reforestation
noun
re·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən
-ˌfär-
: the action of renewing a forest by planting seeds or young trees
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