forestland
noun
for·est·land
ˈfȯr-əst-ˌland 
ˈfär-
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The plan also calls for 11.9 million acres of forestland to be managed for biodiversity protection, carbon storage and water supply protection by 2045, and 2.7 million acres of shrublands and chaparral to be managed for carbon storage, resilience and habitat connectivity, among other efforts.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
According to an annual report from the state Department of Natural Resources, more than 9.8 million trees were planted and more than 3,000 acres of forestland were conserved last year.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
In his new introduction, Perlin notes that since the first printing of his book in 1989, more than 500,000 square miles of forestland has been deforested, an area larger than California, Texas and Iowa put together.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
In addition, 40% of Liberia’s forestland is already protected.
—Taiwo Adebayo, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Records show that timber companies and their trade groups have given Steiner $24,000 since 2020, most recently a $1,000 December donation from Weyerhaeuser, a major forestland owner.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Feb. 2024
The European Union’s law, which was passed last year, bars products that use palm oil and other commodities like rubber and wood that come from forestland that was converted to agriculture after 2020.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The next version should build off the success of the last by including incentives for farmers and forestland owners to promote regenerative practices, such as cover crops and grazing.
—Bill Frist, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
At one time, wildlife biologists were under the impression that eastern turkeys needed some 10,000 contiguous acres of forestland to survive and propagate.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
According to an annual report from the state Department of Natural Resources, more than 9.8 million trees were planted and more than 3,000 acres of forestland were conserved last year.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
In his new introduction, Perlin notes that since the first printing of his book in 1989, more than 500,000 square miles of forestland has been deforested, an area larger than California, Texas and Iowa put together.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
In addition, 40% of Liberia’s forestland is already protected.
—Taiwo Adebayo, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Records show that timber companies and their trade groups have given Steiner $24,000 since 2020, most recently a $1,000 December donation from Weyerhaeuser, a major forestland owner.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Feb. 2024
The European Union’s law, which was passed last year, bars products that use palm oil and other commodities like rubber and wood that come from forestland that was converted to agriculture after 2020.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The next version should build off the success of the last by including incentives for farmers and forestland owners to promote regenerative practices, such as cover crops and grazing.
—Bill Frist, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
At one time, wildlife biologists were under the impression that eastern turkeys needed some 10,000 contiguous acres of forestland to survive and propagate.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestland. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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