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  2. Afforestation - Wikipedia

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    An afforestation project in Rand Wood, Lincolnshire, England (this patch was open ground before) Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no recent tree cover. [1] There are three types of afforestation: natural regeneration, agroforestry and tree plantations. [2] Afforestation has many benefits.

  3. Reforestation - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the effects of afforestation and reforestation will be farther in the future than keeping existing forests intact. [26] It takes much longer − several decades − for the benefits for global warming to manifest to the same carbon sequestration benefits from mature trees in tropical forests and hence from limiting deforestation ...

  4. Compensatory Afforestation - Wikipedia

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    Even though the forests are cut down, this process of Compensatory Afforestation ensures that the forest is still put into good use. [2] Compensatory afforestation is also a means of creating non-forest land-use replacements. Non-forest purposes include the activities, for example, cultivation or redevelopment in an area that had forests ...

  5. Forest conservation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Afforestation is the planting of trees for commercial purposes. The supply of wood and wood products from afforested areas has prevented the overuse and destruction of natural forests. Instead of taking resources from existing natural forests, afforestation is a process used to plant trees and use them as resources instead of naturally existing ...

  6. Land use, land-use change, and forestry - Wikipedia

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    The Kyoto Protocol article 3.3 thus requires mandatory LULUCF accounting for afforestation (no forest for last 50 years), reforestation (no forest on 31 December 1989) and deforestation, as well as (in the first commitment period) under article 3.4 voluntary accounting for cropland management, grazing land management, revegetation and forest ...

  7. Urban reforestation - Wikipedia

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    Reforestation in general is a common solution for groups to come together and find solutions for local and global issues. Urban reforestation is the practice of planting trees, typically on a large scale, in urban environments. [1] It may also include urban horticulture and urban farming. [2]

  8. Desert greening - Wikipedia

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    A satellite image of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Desert greening is the process of afforestation or revegetation of deserts for ecological restoration (biodiversity), sustainable farming and forestry, but also for reclamation of natural water systems and other ecological systems that support life.

  9. Fruit production and deforestation - Wikipedia

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    Reforestation: Reforestation is the process of planting trees on land that has been cleared for agriculture. This helps to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and to restore wildlife habitat. Integrated pest management: Integrated pest management is a system of pest control that uses a variety of methods, such as crop rotation, biological ...