Afforestation vs. Reforestation

Afforestationnoun

The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.

Afforestationnoun

The act of converting into forest or woodland.

Afforestationnoun

the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)

Afforestation

Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees (forestation) in an area where there was no previous tree cover. Many government and non-governmental organizations directly engage in afforestation programs to create forests and increase carbon capture.

Reforestationnoun

The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

Reforestationnoun

replanting with trees; reconversion into a forest; the act of reforesting.

Reforestationnoun

the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting

Reforestation

Reforestation (occasionally, Reafforestation) is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation, but also after clearcutting. Reforestation can be used to undo and rectify the effects of deforestation and improve the quality of human life by absorbing pollution and dust from the air, rebuilding natural habitats and ecosystems, mitigating global warming via biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and harvesting for resources, particularly timber, but also non-timber forest products.