forestation

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The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third, a pioneering study has found.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Here abundant rain, adequate forestation, and a host of wildlife provided conditions that could support ever- growing populations over long periods of time.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Some say they’ve benefited from a federal forestation program that pays farmers to plant trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022

But scientists warn that the plan may be an example of one of the worst kinds of forestation efforts: planting trees where they would not naturally occur.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

Its rapid growth, strong root-system, and its ability to thrive on poor sandy soil, have led to the employment of this species for the forestation of sand-dunes in France.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell