(n.) The act of converting into forest or woodland.
Example Sentences:
(1) In summarising the measures China is taking to address climate change, Hu is likely to note domestic afforestation efforts, investment in renewable energy and funds provided to developing nations to adapt to changing weather patterns.
(2) Government plans to tackle these problems include increasingly ambitious pollution controls, afforestation targets and hydroengineering projects, But the focus of its efforts is the attempted switch from coal to renewable energy.
(3) But charities and ecologists warned tonight that it could set back countryside protection and the restoration of ancient woodlands by many years if industry is allowed to cherry-pick the most profitable land and cut off funds now used for conservation and afforestation.
(4) On the base of the results obtained, measures are proposed for the reduction of the severity of labour and for improvement of the organization of the work during the afforestation activities in national forestry.
(5) Control of transmission, which is likely to rise as a result of a re-afforestation programme in the area is discussed.
(6) The severity of labour in manual soil-preparation and planting has been studied and the physical capacity for work of the female workers--determined, who performed those basic afforestation activities in the national forestry.
(7) We call for enhanced efforts to achieve the sustainable management of forests, reforestation, restoration and afforestation, and we support all efforts that effectively slow, halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation, including inter alia promoting trade in legally-harvested forest products.
(8) Mike Hulme, professor climate and culture at King's College London said: "This WG3 report draws attention to a range of methods for removing CO2 from the atmosphere, including afforestation, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and other means for removing CO2 from the atmosphere (CDR).
(9) Energy losses during work surpassed, to a considerable degree, 30 per cent of the maximum aerobic capacity of the female afforestation workers.
(10) If we do not address this problem first, then the result is obvious: we will spill over on to less productive and less sustainable land which will prevent or even reverse other mitigation options of afforestation, bioenergy, and soil improvement."
(11) Perhaps the most important route is via reducing deforestation – which is occurring widely for production of palm oil and soy – and increasing afforestation.
(12) One possibility being considered by Chinese officials is to set a carbon intensity goal up to 2040 that would include energy efficiency, renewable energy, transport and afforestation.
(13) The greatest species variety of fleas was noted in afforested low-lying parts with rich species composition of hosts.
Deforest
Definition:
(v. t.) To clear of forests; to disforest.
Example Sentences:
(1) A fortnight ago the two countries signed a US$27 million deal to tackle deforestation on the island of Sumatra - a key problem in Indonesia where 80 per cent of emissions come from deforestation, both by legal and illegal loggers.
(2) Tackling deforestation, which contributes up to 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions, took a step forward, with the UK, along with Japan, Norway, America, France and Australia, agreeing that by 2010 a total of $3.5bn would be spent on saving trees.
(3) The emissions reductions that could be expected through meeting these family planning needs would be roughly equivalent to the reductions that would come from ending all tropical deforestation.
(4) "The deforestation figures are extremely positive, for they point to a consistent downward trend."
(5) A broad range of projects are eligible for CDM accreditation, with the notable exceptions of nuclear power and avoided deforestation projects.
(6) A year on from announcing the policy, the Singapore-based agribusiness was lauded in a report on deforestation-free supply chains (pdf) by the pro-transparency organisation CDP.
(7) The ministers said they also reached accord on tough action on deforestation and agreed that aviation would have to cut its emissions by 10% by 2020 compared with 2005 levels and shipping by 20%.
(8) Brazil has reduced deforestation by around two thirds since a peak in 2004.
(9) Mr Minc said the rise would have been even greater had it not been for an anti-deforestation drive launched at the start of 2008.
(10) The conservation group is calling for action including expanding and strengthening protected areas, recognising the benefits forests provide and boosting schemes which provide incentives to countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation.
(11) Because extensive deforestation probably would increase the distribution area of C. chinga, further investigation should be performed to evaluate the epidemiological role of this wild mammal.
(12) Reducing carbon emissions due to deforestation will play a significant role in major climate change talks in Paris in December, after governments formed a draft agreement for a UN-backed forest protection plan in June.
(13) REDD can become a significant catalyst of change to stop deforestation and eradicate poverty in many regions of the planet.
(14) Hedegaard, who chaired the last such summit in Copenhagen when she was Denmark's environment minister, said success in Cancún would see "concrete decisions" on tackling deforestation, adaptation measures to climate change and transferring clean technology to developing countries.
(15) Last Thursday, at an event hosted by the Prince of Wales, I set out plans for working with the private sector and rainforest countries so that the timber and foodstuffs we buy do not cause deforestation.
(16) Companies should remove palm oil that is linked to destructive forestry practices from their supply chains by implementing ‘no-deforestation’ policies, or cancelling contracts if suppliers fail to act,” Turner said.
(17) The nitrate concentration (weighted average) in stream water from an experimentally deforested watershed increased from 0.9 milligram per liter before removal of the vegetation to 53 milligrams per liter 2 years later.
(18) Brazilian negotiators are already expected to announce plans to cut deforestation by 80% by 2020.
(19) Is stopping deforestation an easier way to cut emission?
(20) But by far the greatest source of renewable energy used globally at present is burning biomass (about 10% of the total global energy supply), which is problematic because it can cause deforestation, leads to deposits of soot that accelerate global warming, and cooking fires cause indoor air pollution that harms health.