afforestation

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So ramping up afforestation – or tree planting - will not be an easy task.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 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

For instance, the question of afforestation and the necessity for keeping up a readily available supply of wood is touched on.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.