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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION

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AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION  

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  • Afforestation is the establishment of trees on an area that has lacked forest cover for a very long time or has never been forested. Reforestation is the natural or artificial restocking (i.e., planting, seeding) of an area with forest trees. Also called forest regeneration. (en)

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