Afforestation, as a human activity, is the deliberate establishment of forest stands on lands that have not recently been forested, typically through planned site preparation, selection of tree species, and controlled planting or seeding. It is implemented for purposes such as carbon sequestration, soil stabilization, hydrological regulation, timber production, and biodiversity enhancement within managed landscapes. Afforestation projects are characterized by anthropogenic decision-making regarding stand composition, spatial configuration, and silvicultural regimes, often embedded in policy frameworks for climate mitigation, land-use change management, or ecosystem restoration. This activity is distinct from natural succession and reforestation, which target previously forested areas that have been disturbed or cleared.
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) by researchers from the Nucleus of Analysis and Synthesis of Nature-Based Solutions (BIOTA Synthesis), a FAPESP Science Center for Development (SCD), identified approximately ...
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Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable ...
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An analysis of national climate plans released today at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil warns that countries are failing to carry out core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing deforestation and forest ...
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Planting trees is not enough. Although forest restoration efforts in the Atlantic Forest are advancing on a large scale, they are still unable to fully integrate replanted areas into the mosaic of native fragments. This is ...
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A new study led by Prof. Li Xiaosong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has evaluated land productivity dynamics (LPD) across the African Great Green Wall (GGW) between 2013 ...
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University of Stirling research is reshaping how woodlands are created across the UK. A new study, led by Dr. Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, a Senior Lecturer in Nature-based Solutions at the University's Faculty of Natural Sciences, ...
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This year's United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda?
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A new University of Alberta study helps get at the root of why residents—particularly in a small city—plant and maintain trees on their property.
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