Reforestation

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Replanting of forests on lands that have recently been harvested. (source: EPA)

Background from Wikipedia

Biodiversity on a 15-year-old reforested plot of land.

Reforestation is the process of restoring and recreating areas of woodlands or forest that once existed but were deforested or otherwise removed or destroyed at some point in the past. The resulting forest can provide both ecosystem and resource benefits and has the potential to become a major carbon sink.



Staples signs distribution deal with Dell  -  22 Oct 2007
Bizjournals.com,...which enables organizations worldwide to share best practices and, as partners, facilitate the planting of trees in sustainable reforestation projects.

Carbon market improving, price should increase  -  22 Oct 2007
Hattiesburg American,In essence, The Carbon Fund's focus on reforestation and revegetation will have a positive impact in reducing greenhouse gases. But The Carbon Fund takes

Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic Goes Green  -  22 Oct 2007
Surfline.com Surf News,Carbon offsets from renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects enable individuals and businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to

Thinkers gather to act on world problems  -  22 Oct 2007
Christian Science Monitor,...irrigation program in Benin, West Africa; a wildlife corridor and reforestation effort in Nicaragua; or a biomass energy project in Brazil.

Give back to the greener side of life  -  22 Oct 2007
Bogalusa Daily News,Professor Buck Abbey, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU Hurricane Center, chairs the St. Tammany Parish Landscape and Urban Reforestation Advisory Work

The CRE Group, LLC Partners with Carbonfund.org to go CarbonFree  -  22 Oct 2007
SocialFunds.comBy supporting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects, Carbonfund.org will retire an equivalent amount of carbon offsets.

Providing survival skills to poor  -  22 Oct 2007
IndiaPost.com,...the reclamation of some 5000 hectares of degraded land with innovative reforestation, watershed management and ground water recharge; the development of

300 volunteers tidy up Baywalk  -  22 Oct 2007
Manila Standard Today,He said the firm has been supporting the rehabilitation of Pasig River, the conservation of Laguna de Bay, and the reforestation of the La Mesa reservoir,

Ever wonder what Chinese reforestation looks like?  -  Oct 20, 2007
Atlantic OnlineWell, in case you did, here's the answer. At least, this is what it looked like last month in Gansu province, a very poor western part of the country that

Siquijor to green Manan-ao 'white hills'  -  Oct 21, 2007
Sun.Star,Green Philippines Program is part of the government's eight point priority agenda dubbed 8 by '08 that will fast-track the reforestation efforts and the

Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. - Yellowhorn tree bio diesel and ...  -  Oct 16, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),CALGARY, Oct. 16 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. ("Maple Leaf") is excited to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")

Market Regulation Services - Trade Resumption - Maple Leaf ...  -  Oct 16, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),All analyst commentary provided on TradingMarkets.com is provided for educational purposes only. The analysts and employees or affiliates of

Second Life Reforestation Project Qualifies as a Finalist in ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
FinanceVisor.com (press release),Second Chance Trees, an innovative project using the virtual world Second Life to help reforestation of endangered species of trees, has been selected as

With the Church’s blessing, Dominican Republic resumes reforestation  -  Oct 5, 2007
Dominican Today,With the Dominican Catholic Church’s blessing, the Environment Ministry will relaunch on Saturday, in Monte Plata (east), the reforestation program

Cuba Boosts Intensive Reforestation Program  -  Sep 25, 2007
Cuba News,The island's reforestation program in 2007 includes the planting of some 135 million trees, a commitment ratified in the "Let's Plant for the Planet

Fire strikes reforestation trial  -  Sep 25, 2007
Carbon Positive,...carbonpositive’s reforestation project in Brazil’s Amazonia region has suffered a setback with a wild fire striking trial plantings at Redencao,

Reforestation project planned for Chongqing  -  Sep 24, 2007
Carbon Positive,...carbonpositive has signed a memorandum of understanding for a reforestation project and sustainable timber harvesting operation in Chongqing in central

Indonesia 'should stop deforestation' before seeking forestry funds  -  Oct 19, 2007
Jakarta Post,The Kyoto Protocol recognizes only forestation and reforestation as being part of the forestry sector's CDM, which requires governments to supply data

Can this chestnut be saved? Foundation says yes  -  Oct 21, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,If that's successful, reforestation -- perhaps 10 years down the line -- will require thousands and thousands of nuts, and the volunteers to plant them.

Eye on the future  -  Oct 15, 2007
Malaysia Star,The 40 subsistence farming families have, since June, participated in the reforestation of 200ha of degraded forest and 20ha of fallow cultivated land.

Forest preservation: Moving beyond benefit-sharing  -  Oct 9, 2007
Jakarta Post,One major point of discussion was that all countries are expected to preserve their own forests and conduct reforestation. This point has become very

Cri de Coeur Kicks Off its Environmental Leadership Position with ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
SocialFunds.comCri de Coeur has also pledged to sponsor a tree to be planted in an area where reforestation is needed for every pair of shoes sold.

Government plans to plant 79 million trees by year-end  -  Oct 3, 2007
Jakarta Post,Indonesia's reforestation efforts have a national and international component. "The Bali conference is about strategic momentum for us and showing the

China leads way of reducing poverty - report  -  Oct 8, 2007
China Daily,MANILA -- China is leading the way of reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific region, and contributing to other regional efforts like reforestation and

Rwanda: Kagame, US Conservationists Launch Major Scheme  -  Sep 27, 2007
AllAfrica.com,President Paul Kagame on Thursday unveiled Rwanda's first conservation park to promote reforestation, conservation, and research to protect the world's

Lightning takes out tree at NEW Zoo  -  Oct 17, 2007
Appleton Post Crescent,...evening dropped a 60-foot white pine near the penguin exhibit at Brown County’s NEW Zoo, 4378 Reforestation Road, Suamico, causing significant damage.

BRAZIL: Green-Friendly Image Yields Dividends for Business  -  Oct 19, 2007
Inter Press Service (subscription),By Fabiana Frayssinet BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Oct 19 (IPS) - One company is offering reforestation services for areas damaged by soil erosion,

Banks of Bushkill Creek to get new lease on life  -  Oct 14, 2007
The Express Times,Brandes said the reforestation buffer effort is funded by more than $80000 in grants from the state and other conservation and historical groups.

Dole's Quest for a Carbon Neutral Supply Chain  -  Oct 19, 2007
GreenBiz,And we’ll also eventually work on compensation programs using environmental payment services they have for establishing forestry and reforestation projects.

Dell announces plan to go green  -  Sep 26, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Other companies supporting the reforestation initiative include the European banking company ABN AMRO, microprocessor manufacturer AMD, Internet search firm

WellPoint and Dell Redefine Business' Approach to Environmental ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
CNNMoney.comThis new program enables organizations worldwide to facilitate the planting of millions of trees in sustainably managed reforestation projects to offset a

Burundi: US $4 Million for Youth  -  Oct 16, 2007
African Path,High labour intensive activities in sectors like reforestation, cleaning and restoring the community infrastructure that was destroyed during the war will

Indonesia aims to ease terms for forestry CDM  -  Oct 17, 2007
Jakarta Post,The Kyoto Protocol says only aforestation and reforestation projects are eligible for CDM in the forestry sector. The protocol defines aforestation as

Partnership Formed to Expand, Reforest Areas of the Shiawassee ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
CNNMoney.com..."Detroit Edison supports reforestation projects for several reasons, including their ability to sequester carbon dioxide emitted from our power plants," he

Rwanda: Rwanda, US Ecologists Unveil Conservation Deal  -  Oct 3, 2007
AllAfrica.com,The site is aimed at promoting reforestation and conservation, and research to enhance knowledge of the world's rapidly diminishing number of great apes.

Forest renewal in full swing  -  Oct 7, 2007
Summit Daily News,The Town is working towards reforestation of the Peninsula Recreation Area following the recent removal of pine beetle infested trees and other trees to

China doing better in human rights matters  -  Oct 10, 2007
Malaysia Sun,An international report says China is leading the way in reducing poverty, while contributing to other regional efforts like reforestation and energy

Returning farmland to forests to protect income, farmers told  -  Oct 10, 2007
China Internet Information Center|,Additional funds will also be channeled to major reforestation areas to maintain basic grain farmland for rural households, as well as provide rural energy

Forest preservation: Moving beyond benefit-sharing  -  Oct 16, 2007
Jakarta Post,One major point of discussion was that all countries are expected to preserve their own rainforests and conduct reforestation for endangered forests.

China leads in poverty reduction  -  Oct 9, 2007
People's Daily Online,China is leading the way in reducing poverty in the Asia-Pacific region, and contributing to other regional efforts like reforestation and energy efficiency

Riau illegal logging: Torn between environment, business  -  Oct 15, 2007
Jakarta Post,Executive director of Greenomics Indonesia, Elfian Effendi, said the government should also use its reforestation funds to finance reforestation programs in

Tree planting campaign kicks off  -  Oct 7, 2007
Dominican Today,The government reforestation program aims to plant 1.5 million new trees before the end of the year. Environment Minister Omar Ramírez led hundreds of

NEWs In Northeastern Wisconsin  -  Oct 19, 2007
Green Bay Press Gazette,A Colorado blue spruce will be dedicated at 9 am Saturday at the NEW Zoo, 4378 Reforestation Road, Suamico, in honor of Aurelia Barth, who died this year at

NEW Zoo celebrating Halloween all month  -  Oct 12, 2007
Green Bay Press Gazette,The NEW Zoo, 4418 Reforestation Road, is holding Zoo Boo 2007 all month so kids can come in costume and trick-or-treat. Tickets can be purchased in advance

VISTAS DE CHIRRIPO Land Development Complete in Beautiful Costa Rica  -  Oct 19, 2007
FinanceVisor.com (press release),..."There will be ongoing reforestation on the development, but the main infrastructure is now complete," said developer Bill Herle, President of CCR

Register now for your spring tree  -  Sep 27, 2007
Ottawa Start (press release),Ottawa residents are invited to register for a tree to plant on their property through the Trees, Reforestation and Environmental Enhancement (TREE) Program

From the Editor  -  Oct 4, 2007
Santa Monica Mirror,According to Zev Yaroslavsky, “Under the County’s Urban Reforestation Project, by year’s end some 59 Los Angeles County parks will have received 9168 trees

Yucaipa Woman's Club is seeking new members  -  Oct 10, 2007
Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror,Some of the activities scheduled for 2007-08, are Meals-on-wheels, Yucaipa Outreach, Pennies for Pines Reforestation, Friends of the Library,

Jaya Tiasa Aims For More International Certifications  -  Sep 25, 2007
Bernama,On its reforestation programme, Abdul Rahman said the group has so far planted another 1200 hectares of forestland in its Licences for Planted Forest sites

Grant of Options to Directors  -  Oct 3, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),For further information regarding Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc., visit www.mlreforestation.com. << The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility

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