afforestation
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So ramping up afforestation – or tree planting - will not be an easy task.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
At that rate, afforestation offsets would cost the 200 largest fossil fuel companies around $10.8 trillion — or roughly 11% of global GDP, according to the study.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Now, Israeli authorities see the Negev as an enormous opportunity for large-scale afforestation.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
Although some tree plantations involve reforestation of degraded land, in many cases they involve afforestation -- planting forests in undegraded and previously unforested regions such as grasslands.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023
Systematic afforestation has not been attempted, but the Portuguese have introduced a few trees, such as the baobab, eucalyptus and dragon-tree, besides many plants of economic value.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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