Afforestation

Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees (forestation) in an area where there was no previous tree cover.Many government and non-governmental organizations directly engage in afforestation programs to create forests and increase carbon capture. Sometimes special tools, such as a tree planting bar, are used to make planting of trees easier and faster.The rate of net forest loss decreased substantially over the period 1990–2020 due to a reduction in deforestation in some countries, plus increases in forest area in others through afforestation and the natural expansion of forests.Afforestation can increase the soil quality and organic carbon …

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28 October 2024 English

Each year, Future Earth, The Earth League and the World Climate Research Programme gather leading scholars from around the world to review the most pressing findings in climate research. This …

use aligns with CO₂ mitigation options of afforestation or bioenergy with carbon capture and storage


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

spaces to enhance ecosystem services through afforestation, ecological and water quality monitoring initiatives


World Bank Group · 23 October 2024 English

faced while strengthening the incentives for afforestation. Agroforestry was part of the government's new


World Bank Group · 23 October 2024 English

Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), notably mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes, are a vital resource for countries that are confronting climate impacts, such as Mozambique. These natural treasures mitigate …

“planned measures” for mitigation such as “afforestation of 7,000 hectares” and “reforestation of 3 undertakes to increase, through reforestation and afforestation, forest areas byMozambique: Strengthening NDC


World Bank Group · 22 October 2024 English

Mongolia’s development prospects are uniquely challenged by both the impacts of climate change and the global shift toward a low-carbon economy. The country’s efforts toward decarbonization pose significant challenges given …

and wildfires and implementing small-scale afforestation and reforestation activities. As of 2018, 1 implementing Mongolia’s reforestation and afforestation plans. Private sector investments and carbon windbreaks, agroforestry, as well as conventional afforestation and reforestation efforts (see also Section


Chatham House · 21 October 2024 English

Phasing out the use of fossil fuels in energy, food and material supply chains is an essential step in the climate transition. An increased role for circular and sustainable bio-based …

in their climate pledges.11 Current approaches of afforestation, reforestation and bioenergy with carbon capture


World Bank Group · 21 October 2024 English

The World Bank’s Gender Strategy (2024-2030) aims to tackle both formal and informal barriers to gender inequality, including power imbalances that often affect women and girls disproportionally. To achieve enduring …

agricultural projects involving irrigation, afforestation, soil conservation, and watershed development


PNG NRI: PNG National Research Institute · 18 October 2024 English

To draw attention to some of the issues or challenges that have been encountered or can be encountered in using research information and knowledge to inform and drive economic policy …

of forest plantations through reforestation/afforestation activities; The above can be realized through


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 17 October 2024 English

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) steps up ecological protection and restoration spending, this brief outlines innovative investment and financing mechanisms and shows how encouraging social capital investors can …

governments to county governments (such as afforestation project funds). to CNY212.57 billion during ecological compensation.6 Another example is afforestation enterprises that sell carbon sinks to power Government forestry departments develop the afforestation plans, and after the forestry departments accept responsibility, the social enterprise donates funds for afforestation to its partners through negotiation. For example in Yunnan Province donated 20 hectares of afforestation to its cooperating unit—Haikou Forest Farm.


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 October 2024 English

This study provides an overview of the status of international climate negotiations and issues at stake at the COP29 climate change conference. It also addresses the current implementation of the …


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