forestry
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- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪstri/
- Specialized
:
silvicultura
- Many universities offer degrees in forestry that focus on sustainable forest management.
- forestry sector
- sustainable forestry
- forestry program
Seeding it to the forestry industry work better.
- Seeding it to the forestry industry work better.
- And, you know, I'm more locked into kind of the forestry.
Examples
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About one third of the land area is devoted to agriculture and one fourth to forestry and timber production.
Academic text (2012) -
I was born and raised in a small mining and forestry community, Timmins, ON.
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This is Richard Smith, the forestry guy I told you about who came to our house today.
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In September, Andrew received his PhD from Yale University, the school of forestry and environmental studies.
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Sustainable forestry and circular manufacturing must be adopted.
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You specialize in environmental law with a focus on forestry.
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There were problems with the types of trees planted, conflicts over the land devoted to forestry, which led to food shortages.
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With the creation and subsequent privatization of the Forestry Corporation, forestry has become highly commercial.
Academic text (1991) -
Understanding trade-offs between intensive and extensive production is necessary to inform agricultural and forestry policies.
Academic text (2011) -
Rugged and rural, with a landscape defined by jutting rocks and dense forestry.
Synonyms
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Growing and caring for forests to keep them healthy and producing wood
Caring for and growing trees for parks and gardens
Antonyms
How Sustainable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forestry comes from forest, which means 'a large area of trees', and the ending -ry, which means 'a place or activity'. So forestry is the activity of planting, caring for and managing forests for wood, wildlife and other uses.