reforestation vs renewal

reforestation and renewal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reforestation	Yes	No	No	No
renewal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, renewal is a hypernym of reforestation; that is, renewal is a word with a broader meaning than reforestation:

reforestation: the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
renewal: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

Other hypernyms of reforestation include reclamation, rehabilitation.

reforestation (noun)	renewal (noun)
the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting	the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
	the act of renewing
	filling again by supplying what has been used up