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''Environmental concerns - emissions - deforestation - degradation - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).'' | ''Environmental concerns - emissions - deforestation - degradation - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).'' | ||
In the context of deforestation, reforestation is the human-induced conversion of non-forested land to forested land. | In the context of deforestation, ''reforestation'' is the human-induced conversion of non-forested land to forested land. | ||
Afforestation is the reforestation of land that has not been forested for at least 50 years. | ''Afforestation'' is the reforestation of land that has not been forested for at least 50 years. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Carbon sink]] | * [[Carbon sink]] | ||
* [[Deforestation]] | * [[Deforestation]] | ||
* [[Degradation]] | * [[Degradation]] | ||
* [[Desertification]] | * [[Desertification]] | ||
* [[Ecosystem services]] | |||
* [[Emissions]] | * [[Emissions]] | ||
* [[Environmental concerns]] | * [[Environmental concerns]] | ||
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== | ==External link== | ||
*[https://unfccc.int/topics/land-use/workstreams/redd/what-is-redd | *[https://unfccc.int/topics/land-use/workstreams/redd/what-is-redd UNFCCC - implementing REDD+] | ||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | [[Category:The_business_context]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 6 January 2022
Environmental concerns - emissions - deforestation - degradation - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
In the context of deforestation, reforestation is the human-induced conversion of non-forested land to forested land.
Afforestation is the reforestation of land that has not been forested for at least 50 years.
See also
- Carbon sink
- Deforestation
- Degradation
- Desertification
- Ecosystem services
- Emissions
- Environmental concerns
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- RED
- REDD
- REDD+
- SDG 15
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
