reforestation

• “Longer-term reforestation efforts will follow, including planting trees in some areas where natural regrowth is unlikely.”

  USA Today: Erosion, floods may follow severe fire season

• “Part of it will be in reforestation, part of it will be in stabilizing the land by the right kind of crop, part in contour ploughing.”

  Are We Using Canada's Wealth Aright?

• “We have on our side of the line large areas that are barren that were formerly covered with trees, and, reforestation is one means, Mr. Chairman, that Canada and its government can take toward replenishing the water supply of the Great Lakes, and thousands and thousands of men could be put to work at that, here, on this side of the line, as they are doing on the other side of the line.”

  The Disastrous Depletion of The Great Lakes

• “Now that they've got trees with a shot at survival, volunteers have joined federal officials to begin reforestation.”

  The Washington Post: The mighty American chestnut tree, poised for a comeback

• “This continuing heat is killing newly planted trees as well, redefining the idea of reforestation in the 21st century.”

  The Huffington Post: Subhankar Banerjee: Extreme Weather Report From Home: The Thong Will Drop

• “What's more, the program has inspired us to engage with our consumers around the notion of reforestation -- both online, through a virtual tree-planting community (they reached the milestone of planting one million virtual trees in mere months) and on the ground, through community service projects centered around reforestation.”

  Jeffrey B. Swartz: China's Reforestation Commitment: Imperfect, Important Progress

• “Included in our reforestation has been a liberal scattering of black walnut.”

  Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952

• “JB: Do you think coal miners would participate in a GI Bill for coal miners, in terms of training and getting placed in other "clean energy" industries, such as reforestation, manufacturing, energy efficiency programs?”

  The Huffington Post: Jeff Biggers: "Roadmaps to New Power" series: Interview with Coalfields Leader Lorelei Scarbro

• “The answer is in that word I used - "reforestation" implies and requires community cooperation and interaction, to build an infrastructure.”

  DESPERATION ECONOMICS: Wood - Afghanistan Lives by the Basics

• “There has been a lot of activity preparing the small plots of land around blocks of apartments for sowing a spring crop of vegetables and herbs, and last week the government announced a nationwide 'reforestation' programme under which millions of saplings are to be planted throughout the country.”

  Peter Hughes, British Ambassador to North Korea needs a swift kick to the bollocks.

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