afforesting
Establishing new forests
Afforesting is the process of establishing a forest on land that was not previously forested—planting trees where none grew before.
The term distinguishes from reforesting, which restores trees to land that once had them.
The government is afforesting marginal farmland to create carbon sinks.
Forest cultivation practice
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- successionFollowing in order
woodland · stand · timber · rotation · thinning · pruning · harvesting · inventory
Newly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- nurseryRoom for infants
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
transplanting · cultivation · propagation · spacing · mulching · irrigation · bare-root · dibble
Range of life forms
- microclimateLocalized atmospheric zone
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
- connectivityState of being linked
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
- reserveSupply kept back
offset · regreening · land-use · policy · initiative · program · NGO
silviculture
Forest cultivation practice
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
succession · woodland · stand · timber · rotation · thinning · pruning · harvesting · inventory · yield
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
seedling · transplanting · cultivation · propagation · spacing · mulching · irrigation · bare-root · dibble · plantation
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- microclimateLocalized atmospheric zone
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
reserve · offset · regreening · land-use · policy · initiative · program · NGO
afforestingdeforesting
Removing trees from land
deforestation · logging · clear-cutting · clearcutting · forest clearing
afforestingclearing
Treeless space in forest
denuding · desertifying · stripping · land clearing · brush clearing
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