Afforestation
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Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no recent tree cover. There are three types of afforestation: natural regeneration, agroforestry and tree pl
An afforestation project in Rand Wood, Lincolnshire, England (this patch was open ground before)
Strips of forest are planted along hundreds of kilometers of the Yangtze levees in Hubei province
Afforestation in South India
Fourth year of a genetically modified forest in Iran, planted by Aras GED through commercial afforestation
Reforestation
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Reforestation is the practice of restoring previously existing forests and woodlands that have been destroyed or damaged. The prior forest destruction might have happened through deforestation, clearc
Afforestation
…and wind), floods and landslides. Finally, additional trees can be a habitat for wildlife, and provide employment and wood products. In comparison, reforestation means re-establishing forest that have either been cut down or lost due to natural causes, such as fire, storm, etc. Nowadays, the boundaries between…
A forest, six years after reforestation efforts in Panama.
Reforestation in progress: Direct-sowing of seed in a burned area (after a wildfire) in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, United States.
Degraded land ready for restoration
Forest restoration project in Mexico