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reforestation
thumb|A forest, six years after reforestation efforts in Panama. thumb|Reforestation in progress: Direct-sowing of seed in a burned area (after a wildfire) in the [[Idaho Panhandle National Forest, United States.]] Reforestation is the practice of restoring previously existing forests and woodlands that have been destroyed or damaged. The prior forest destruction might have happened through deforestation, clearcutting or wildfires. Three important purposes of reforestation programs are for harvesting of wood, for climate change mitigation, and for ecosystem and habitat restoration purposes. On
Ecosia
Ecosia (derived from "eco" and "utopia") is a non-profit tech organisation based in Berlin, Germany. It runs its namesake internet search engine, which launched on 7 December 2009 to coincide with UN climate talks in Copenhagen. More recently the organisation has launched additional products such as a namesake web browser.
Arbor Day
holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees
afforestation
thumb|upright=1.25|An afforestation project in Rand Wood, Lincolnshire, [[England (this patch was open ground before)]]
agroforestry
thumb|upright=1.35|Maize grown under Faidherbia albida and [[Borassus akeassii near Banfora, Burkina Faso ]] Agroforestry (also known as agro-sylviculture or forest farming) is a land use management system that integrates trees with crops or pasture. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies. As a polyculture system, an agroforestry system can produce timber and wood products, fruits, nuts, other edible plant products, edible mushrooms, medicinal plants, ornamental plants, animals and animal products, and other products from both domesticated and wild species.
Jewish National Fund
Jewish organization founded in 1901
Green Wall of China
series of human-planted windbreaking forest strips in northern China for halting desertification and for timber
secondary forest
forest that has re-grown after a timber harvest and is very different in structure from the original forest
Green Belt Movement
Indigenous environmental organization grassroots movement in Nairobi, Kenya
carbon sequestration
process of long-term carbon capture
tree planting
process of transplanting tree seedlings
seed ball
man-made ball of clay with seeds inside
woodland edge
transition zone from an area of woodland or forest to fields or other open spaces
Groasis Waterboxx
device designed to help in growing trees in dry areas
forest restoration
actions to reinstate forest health
United Nations Billion Tree Campaign
campaign to plant one trillion trees
Bonn Challenge
global effort to restore the world's degraded and deforested lands
tree shelter
shelter used to nurture trees
The National Forest
environmental project in central England
pottiputki
thumb|Pottiputki and worker
Mangrove restoration
ecosystem regeneration
United Nations REDD Programme
REDD+ is a voluntary climate change mitigation framework developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to encourage developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and to promote conservation, sustainable forest management, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks through financial incentives and policy support. The acronym is commonly expanded as "reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries", and the "+" denotes the additional forest conservation and enhance
Urban reforestation
Planting of trees in urban environments
Plant for Pakistan
Environmental protection project
Larose Forest
forest in eastern Ontario, Canada
farmer-managed natural regeneration
land restoration technique