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- verb Simple past and past participle of
afforest . - adjective Of or pertaining to
afforestation .
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Examples
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The Seppos found a cure for fiesty natives, opposed to cultural imperialism and resident in heavily afforested regions - they called it Napalm.
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In addition to afforested land, the area of bush forest, the area of woodland inside farmland, and the area of trees planted adjacent to farmhouses and along roads, rivers, and fields should also be included in the area of afforested land in the calculation of the forest coverage rate.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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In addition to afforested land, the area of bush forest, the area of woodland inside farmland, and the area of trees planted adjacent to farmhouses and along roads, rivers, and fields should also be included in the area of afforested land in the calculation of the forest coverage rate.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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In addition to afforested land, the area of bush forest, the area of woodland inside farmland, and the area of trees planted adjacent to farmhouses and along roads, rivers, and fields should also be included in the area of afforested land in the calculation of the forest coverage rate.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Most sites with trees have become much denser and more productive (up to 4-5 times) and many tundra sites located within the treeline ecotone have been afforested.
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Mangroves have been converted to shrimp aquacultural ponds, while intertidal mudflats have been extensively afforested with mangrove or intensely fished by lines of stack nets, which severely impacts their value as feeding habitat for migratory waterbirds and other species.
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In Canadaa, n areao f about5 00,000s quare kilometers of former tundra was afforested during this episode, over several centuries Nichols 1976.
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Sirex could, however, spread to the heavily pine afforested area of Mpumalanga.
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"The only remaining issue was the total area to be afforested, which was subject to an environmental impact study," Sappi Forests managing director Barry Melrose said.
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In addition, if virgin land is to be broken, or if steep land is to be afforested, or if flood plains are to be afforested, permission from the Department of Agriculture is required.
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