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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
Protocol on Heavy Metals