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Forestation

Forestation simply means the planting of trees over a wide area. Forests act as the lungs of Earth by drawing down CO₂ and releasing life-sustaining oxygen into the atmosphere, while simultaneously conferring a multitude of other ecosystem benefits.

Forestation

Introduction

Forestry is a proven, scalable, low-cost solution that utilises the power of trees. Forests all over the world take up carbon at differing levels, and in order to be considered carbon removal, new trees must be planted.

Forestation projects can provide co-benefits like livelihoods, biodiversity, or aid in food systems—but, when misused lead to mono-cropping or biodiversity reduction. So, they must be planned carefully to contribute towards fighting our climate goals.

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forestation

At Klimate we work with suppliers who specialize in two types of forestation. Learn more about the differences below.

Reforestation

Reforestation involves replanting or naturally regenerating trees in areas that have been affected by natural disasters or man-made disturbances.

Agroforesty

Agroforestry is the intentional incorporation of trees and shrubs into agriculture.

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Method overview

Different types of forestation

There are three main types of forestation approaches: agroforestry, reforestation, and afforestation. Each approach involves planting new trees, but they differ slightly in their implementation. We explain these differences below.

Agroforestry

Agroforestry is the intentional incorporation of trees and shrubs into agriculture. The two most common approaches to this are growing crops (silvo-arable) or pasture for consumption by animals (silvo-pastoral) beneath and in between trees.

Reforestation

Reforestation involves replanting or naturally regenerating trees in areas that have been affected by natural disasters such as wildfires or droughts, as well as man-made disturbances like logging, mining, and agricultural clearing.

Afforestation

Afforestation is the practice of creating new forests by introducing trees to previously non-forested areas. Land lost to desertification, disused agricultural and industrial areas, and land degraded from overgrazing is all suitable for afforestation projects.

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