Forestry

Afforestation is the planting of trees in areas where there was previously no forest.  Reforestation is the replanting of trees where deforestation, loss of natural vegetation, has occurred. Anti-deforestation refers to the practice of avoiding deforestation to mitigate carbon emissions. Deforestation is estimated to cause around one-quarter of all anthropogenic carbon emissions (Kindermann et al, 2008).  These three methods help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere by increasing the amount of vegetation, which will ultimately take up some CO2, as shown by the image below. 

 

 

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