Climate and Atmosphere
Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Definition(s)
The planting of trees in forest areas which have been cleared. Reforestation has become increasingly important for preventing or reversing environmental degradation and for helping to maximize economic returns on commercially forested lands. (Source: GEMET/WRIGHT)
In other languages
French
reboisement
Russian
лесовосстановление
Spanish
repoblación forestal
Chinese, Simplified
重新造林
Arabic
إعادة التشجير
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with reforestation
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Kyoto Protocol | 1 article or paragraph | |
Protocol on Heavy Metals | 2 articles and paragraphs |