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The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity.
Sigmar Gabriel

Meaning of "forestry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORESTRY

forestry  [ˈfɒrɪstrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORESTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forestry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORESTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests and associated resources to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that manage forests to provide environmental supplies and services. The challenge of forestry is to create systems that are socially accepted while sustaining the resource and any other resources that might be affected. Silviculture is a process for creating, maintaining, or restoring an appropriate balance of essential components, structures, and functions that ensure long-term ecosystem vitality, stability and resiliency. This is done at the ground level which can contain many varieties of trees. Modern forestry generally embraces a broad range of concerns, including ecosystem services by assisting forests to provide timber as raw material for wood products, wildlife...

Definition of forestry in the English dictionary

The first definition of forestry in the dictionary is the science of planting and caring for trees. Other definition of forestry is the planting and management of forests. Forestry is also forest land.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORESTRY


agroforestry
ˌæɡrəʊˈfɒrɪstrɪ
artistry
ˈɑːtɪstrɪ
baptistery
ˈbæptɪstrɪ
baptistry
ˈbæptɪstrɪ
biochemistry
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
chemistry
ˈkɛmɪstrɪ
dentistry
ˈdɛntɪstrɪ
electrochemistry
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
floristry
ˈflɒrɪstrɪ
geochemistry
ˌdʒiːəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
histochemistry
ˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
immunochemistry
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
immunohistochemistry
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
maestri
ˈmaɪstrɪ
ministry
ˈmɪnɪstrɪ
pastry
ˈpeɪstrɪ
photochemistry
ˌfəʊtəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
registry
ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ
tapestry
ˈtæpɪstrɪ
thermochemistry
ˌθɜːməʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORESTRY

forest ranger
forest-like
forestage
forestair
forestal
forestall
forestaller
forestallment
forestalment
forestation
forestay
forestaysail
foresteal
forested
forester
forestial
forestine
forestland
forestless

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORESTRY

ancestry
Bayeux tapestry
combinatorial chemistry
construction industry
entertainment industry
fashion industry
film industry
food industry
foreign ministry
hospitality industry
hotel industry
industry
inorganic chemistry
land registry
manufacturing industry
organic chemistry
physical chemistry
service industry
steel industry
vestry

Synonyms and antonyms of forestry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORESTRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forestry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forestry

Translation of «forestry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORESTRY

Find out the translation of forestry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forestry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forestry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

林业学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silvicultura
570 millions of speakers

English

forestry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वानिकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лесное хозяйство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silvicultura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বনপালনবিদ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sylviculture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perhutanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Forstwirtschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

林業 
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산림학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kehutanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lâm nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வனவியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वनीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ormancılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selvicoltura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leśnictwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лісове господарство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

silvicultură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δασοκομίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bosbou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skogsbruk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skogbruk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forestry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESTRY»

The term «forestry» is very widely used and occupies the 13.580 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESTRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forestry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forestry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forestry

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3 QUOTES WITH «FORESTRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forestry.
1
Sigmar Gabriel
The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity.
2
Jeremy Grantham
When it comes to portfolios, my personal advice is for anyone who can, put money into forestry or farmland. Long term, you would probably never come near their returns in the stock market. In the world that I see, land is golden.
3
Sarah Parcak
I give my grandfather, Dr Harold Young, a forestry Professor at the University of Maine, full credit for my career path. He pioneered the use of aerial photography in forestry in the 1950s, and we think he worked as a spy for the CIA during the Cold War, mapping Russian installations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORESTRY»

Discover the use of forestry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forestry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to Forestry Science
Through its integration of science and forestry, this text provides students with both an overview of important topics in the forestry industryas well as an introduction to the biological processes involved in tree growth.
L. Burton, 2012
2
Forestry
A professional forester, Cameron's Uncle Erik takes Cameron with him to work one day and explains how forests are managed, trees harvested, and paper made. Reprint.
Jane Drake, Ann Love, 1996
3
Objective Genetics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Forestry
Along with these kinds of questions, majority of the questions in this book have been designed to assess the candidate's understanding of the subject.
Vijay K. Khanna, 2008
4
Forestry Handbook
A revised and reorganized practical reference for the working field forester, incorporating the latest information and new, improved methods in such critical areas as U.S. forest law and policy, forest taxation, cost accounting and ...
Karl F. Wenger, 1984
5
Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century: The Science Of ...
Leading scientists, including Malcolm Hunter, Jr., Bruce G. Marcot, James K. Agee, Thomas R. Crow, Robert J. Naiman, John C. Gordon, R.W. Behan, Steven L. Yaffee, and many others examine topics that are central to the future of forestry: ...
Kathryn A. Kohm, Jerry F. Franklin, 1997
6
Forestry in a Global Context: 2nd Edition
in their vicinity as a livelihood asset. This idea is now often referred to as community forestry. But the concept has been broadened to include other forms of participatory and 'small-scale' forestry in both rural and urban areas in developed and ...
Roger Sands, 2013
7
Continuous Cover Forestry
This book presents methods which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing forest structures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America.
Timo Pukkala, Klaus von Gadow, 2011
8
Forestry
Explore the science of forestry, from trees and shrubs grown for commercial and medicinal use, to their impact on the environment and society.
Catherine Raven, 2006
9
The Sustainable Forestry Handbook: A Practical Guide for ...
"Provides a guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management. This highly practical handbook is aimed at forest managers"--Provided by publisher.
Sophie Higman, 2004
10
Plantation Forestry in the Tropics: Tree Planting for ...
This new edition has been completely revised to provide up-to-date accounts of silvicultural practices, rural development issues, and the wider role that tree-planting plays.
Julian Evans, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORESTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forestry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
B.C. wildfires hammer ministry budget but increase revenue for …
Some forestry operations have shut down because of the fires. TimberWest, the largest private timberland owner in Western Canada, has ... «Business in Vancouver, Jul 15»
2
Prominent forestry advocate moonlights as keyboardist for the …
MILWAUKEE—If any industry could use a prominent advocate, it's forestry—because nothing grates on the ears of a forester like hearing ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
3
Regional Forestry Taskforce Meets Environment Minister
The Community Forestry Regional Task force representatives Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Environment, Water ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
allAfrica.com: Tanzania: Investing in Forestry Sector Can Reverse …
Tanzania: Investing in Forestry Sector Can Reverse Estimated Us$3.5 Billion Economic Drain of Deforestation, Alleviate Poverty in Tanzania. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Canadas Forestry Ministers to counter environmental campaigns …
Resource ministers agreed to take an active step into the public relations conflict between forestry companies and environmental organizations. «Tbnewswatch.com, Jul 15»
6
'Green economy' conference to focus on forestry - Business - The …
A Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) conference this fall will focus on the province's forestry-connected ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
7
Discover the dark side at Rosliston Forestry Centre | Burton Mail
Whether it's nocturnal creatures in their natural environment or the wonders of the night sky, the Night World event at Rosliston Forestry Centre ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
8
Agricultural and forestry machine markets in the world forecast to …
In the coming years. Between 2008 and 2014 the market increased with an average annual growth of 4.7%. Currently, agricultural and forestry ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
9
allAfrica.com: South Africa: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries …
Supplementary appeals must be submitted to the Minister: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, for Attention: Mr. Saasa Pheeha, Customer ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Forestry to disappear from Quebec's North Shore without more …
MONTREAL — Resolute Forest Products Inc. and the two other forestry companies working in Quebec's North Shore region say the entire ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»

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