forestry

sylviculture, exploitation forestière

Activité qui consiste à cultiver, entretenir et renouveler les arbres des forêts, surtout pour vendre leur bois.

En anglais simple : The work of growing, managing, and replacing forest trees, especially to produce wood for sale.

• Forestry provides jobs in this region.
• Sustainable forestry replaces trees after they are cut.
• The company invests in better forestry practices.

Synonymes : forest management, silviculture

Expressions courantes : sustainable forestry, commercial forestry, forestry industry

sylviculture, sciences forestières

Étude de la plantation, de la croissance et de l’entretien des arbres dans les forêts.

En anglais simple : The study of planting, growing, and caring for trees in forests.

• She studies forestry.
• His forestry degree included courses on tree diseases.
• New forestry research may help damaged forests recover.

Synonymes : forest science

Expressions courantes : study forestry, forestry degree, forestry research

plantation forestière

Terrain où l’on fait pousser des arbres pour les couper et les vendre.

En anglais simple : An area where trees are grown to be cut and sold.

• He works at a forestry.
• The forestry grows pine trees for timber.
• They bought land beside a small forestry.

Synonymes : tree farm, plantation

Expressions courantes : commercial forestry, local forestry, small forestry