forestry
/ˈfɒrɪstri/ noun [U] NATURAL RESOURCESDefinition
› the science or industry of growing and managing forests: Good forestry always has required we put the next generation ahead of our own.a forestry consultant/expert/official State forestry officials estimate about 80% of the 800,000 acres of wetland forest in the state is privately owned.
(Definition of forestry noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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