re-afforestation

Definitions of re-afforestation
  1. noun
    the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
    synonyms: reforestation
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    type of:
    reclamation, rehabilitation, renewal
    the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
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