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Reforestation and Sustainable Development

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Synonyms

Forest restoration; Forestation; Re-afforestation; Reclamation; Recreation; Rehabilitation; Replanting; Restocking

Definitions

Reforestation is re-establishment of forests, by natural (including human induced) process of re-occupying of land or artificially – by planting of seedlings or direct seeding on a forest land.

Reforestation is a generic term, used to define a range of processes and human activities resulting with re-establishment of forest in a specific area: from exclusively artificial establishment of forests to broader concept which include the both artificial and natural re-establishment; from restoring of species composition and stand structure to conversion of species and/or genotypes; and from immediate action to re-establishment of forest after a relative long period of time. There is a wide range of definitions used for reforestation, depending on context (operational, ecological, and economic), objectives (statistics and research), and authorities...

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  1. Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Vladan Ivetić

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Ivetić, V. (2019). Reforestation and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_31-1

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