Afforestation

Word AFFORESTATION
Character 13
Hyphenation af for es ta tion
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We shall use the word afforestation here to denote the steps to be taken for promoting the growth of timber on a large scale. ❋ Alfred Hopkinson (1895)

This is called afforestation, and as I mentioned in the piece, it has already happened on a large scale in the eastern United States, the former Soviet Union, China and some other areas. ❋ By JUSTIN GILLIS (2011)

According to two new studies, planting forests in areas that currently don't have trees -- a process called afforestation -- can reduce the local availability ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Farms are going out of traditional agricultural production, while other forms of land use, such as afforestation and horse farming, are increasing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, some changes in land use, such as afforestation and reforestation, can also result in an increase in biodiversity and increased local energy balance. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He said that the December summit should focus on consensus on areas such as afforestation to promote carbon sequestration, strengthening the Clean Development Mechanism and technology sharing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 1972, some 50 years after the Forestry Commission started its afforestation enterprise, a booklet entitled East Anglian Forests was published by the HMSO If we lose our forests, our culture will suffer..., G2, 5 January. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Through iron-stimulated plankton blooms in the oceans and afforestation projects in Europe, we are able to generate carbon credits. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This indicator shows the forest resources and afforestation progress of a country or a region. ❋ Jonathan Watts (2010)

China claims greater progress in afforestation than any other country in the world, yet its “success” is based largely on these species and similar “economic forests” of eucalyptus in the south. ❋ Jonathan Watts (2010)

Under the first commitment target of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012), only afforestation and reforestation projects are eligible to earn carbon credits. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The air force has variously been used to break up ice dams and spread tree seeds in aerial afforestation missions. ❋ Jonathan Watts (2010)

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