afforestation
establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no previous tree cover
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afforestation
Summary
afforestation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (497 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- afforestation is credited with the discovery of Peter Stromer[2].
- afforestation is a type of forestation[3].
- afforestation is part of nature-based solutions[4].
- afforestation is part of sustainable forest management[5].
- afforestation is used for carbon dioxide removal[6].
- afforestation's Commons category is recorded as Afforestation[7].
- afforestation comprises regeneration[8].
- afforestation comprises agroforestry[9].
- afforestation comprises Tree plantation[10].
- afforestation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Afforestation[11].
- afforestation's described by source is recorded as Project Regeneration[12].
- afforestation's has effect is recorded as carbon sequestration[13].
- afforestation's has effect is recorded as evapotranspiration[14].
- afforestation's different from is recorded as reforestation[15].
- afforestation's uses is recorded as Tree planting bar[16].
- afforestation's by-product is recorded as habitat[17].
- afforestation's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02500011[18].
- afforestation's has goal is recorded as windbreak[19].
- afforestation's has goal is recorded as groundwater[20].
- afforestation's has goal is recorded as biodiversity[21].
- afforestation's has goal is recorded as climate change mitigation[22].
- afforestation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[23].
Body
Definition and Type
afforestation is a type of forestation[3].
Use and Application
afforestation is used for carbon dioxide removal[6]. Components include regeneration[8], a biological process[24]; agroforestry[9], a field of work[25]; and Tree plantation[10]. Part of include nature-based solutions[4], a social issue[26] and sustainable forest management[5].
Why It Matters
afforestation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (497 views/month).[1] afforestation has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] afforestation is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]