forestry
noun
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This is the management of forested land, along with associated waters and wasteland, primarily for harvesting timber, but also for conservation and recreation purposes. The harvesting and replanting of timber are the primary activities of forestry, and the main objective is to maintain a continuous supply of timber through carefully planned harvest and replacement. The forest manager is also responsible for the application of other land controls, including the protection of wildlife and the protection of forests from weeds, insects, fungal diseases, erosion, and fire. The planned management of forests originated in early medieval Europe, where laws regulated the felling of timber and the use of forests for hunting. In 1891 the US government authorized its first reserves of forested land.
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Katherine Ann James, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
According to the Climate Policy Initiative’s 2023 report, less than 15% of public climate finance was directed to agriculture, forestry, other land use, water, and wastewater combined.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In addition to 10 implementation grant awardees chosen last fall, the NCLC recently chose 15 more implementation grantees that were selected from beef, dairy, poultry, fish, forestry, vegetable, fruit and flower farms across Litchfield and northern Fairfield Counties.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
But Scott also looked at German scientific forestry; collective farming in the Soviet Union and Tanzania; utopian city planning in Chandigarh, India, and in Brasília; and Vladimir Lenin’s theories about the formation of revolutionary parties.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Forestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestry. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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