afforestation

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Domestically, there have been afforestation plans to restore natural flood barriers.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

The researchers said their findings should not suggest afforestation and carbon offsetting are futile.

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

Nearly 300,000 yen had been spent in twelve months on afforestation.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson