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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > movements and regulations > reforestation

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reforestation  

Definition

  • REFORESTATION REFERS TO the re-emergence of forest vegetation (secondary growth) following clearing of old growth (primary) forest. Reforestation is thus the opposite of deforestation, which involves the removal of forest cover. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Reforestation]

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