This shows that, when weighing up afforestation versus re-forestation, it is important to avoid large-scale deforestation in the first place.
Press Investors Brands Events. Editor Aug 23, AM 4 min read. Previous Post. Next Post. Benefits of afforestation and reforestation The key drive behind afforestation is to create new forests where there have been none previously, at least for the past few decades.
Diverse Ecosystems must be protected When planting trees in a new area, one has to be careful that other important ecosystems are not being destroyed — for example, a grassland area may already have an ecosystem related to that specific biome, which planting trees will likely alter.
Prevention is better than cure - Protecting habitats and stopping deforestation If much of the forest has been recently removed, even if the trees are quickly replanted, it is rather difficult to recreate the ecosystem exactly as it was before. Further reading.
That is honestly, the only major difference between the two! Both afforestation and reforestation have similar objectives, which are to plant trees and to compensate for the loss of carbon sinks trees that occurred due to deforestation. However, the locations in which afforestation and reforestation occurs are completely different. Afforestation occurs in arid lands or grasslands which have never had tree cover or forests before. Such lands are then converted into forests by planting trees on a large scale.
Reforestation is the planting of new trees in forests or lands which at one time had a vast number of trees. The only major drawback of afforestation and reforestation is a loss of species biodiversity within the region.
Trees that were once present in areas before deforestation were hundreds of years old and of a different indigenous species as compared to the one that may be planted during reforestation. Therefore, it becomes very essential to plant different species to protect and conserve biodiversity within the region. As we have discussed about deforestation and reforestation already, we will try to keep this section of the article very simple and concise.
Reforestation aims to grow new trees on lands in which there were already massive trees present like a natural forest , but were chopped down due to industrialization and urbanization. Reforestation minimizes the consequences caused by deforestation such as climate change or global warming and provides a safe and healthy ecosystem as well as habitat for wildlife which was significantly harmed due to deforestation. The effects of unsustainable deforestation over centuries has revealed its effects in forms of climate change and global warming.
Even today, it is possible for us to tackle these issues through solutions like Afforestation and Reforestation. EnvironmentBuddy has already used the principles of Reforestation and Afforestation to plant , trees around the world. Help us reach a goal of planting at least 2 million trees by the end of !
My love for nature is not newfound. I have lived on the countryside for over a decade of my life where I realized how human activities impacted the environment. Later during my stint in medical school, I realized that many of our health concerns originate from neglecting our environmental responsibilities and this was just not sustainable in the long run.
Raising awareness, not locally but globally, was the mission. This led to the foundation of EnvironmentBuddy! Your email address will not be published. Environment Buddy. P Plants and Trees. A few Definitions first… What is Deforestation? What is Afforestation? What is Reforetation?
Trees are planted strategically to mitigate avalanche risk for the city. This area was previously not forested, but it is a very good idea to plant trees there to directly benefit the society.
But before making this decision, the cost benefits should be thoroughly assessed. Because land cover changes can harm the environment that was there before. And when the damage is done, it is very difficult and costly to revert them. On the other hand, reforestation is re-establishment of forests and woodlands that have been destroyed, usually due to deforestation or forest clearing.
The example I gave about South Korea in the first blog post is a very good example of reforestation. Reforestation is also happening all over the world, particularly in the tropics, where deforestation activities have destroyed forests. So in Borneo or other parts of the tropics, wherever the trees have been cut down, they should be reforested. It will also be helpful for the climate as forests in the tropics help mitigate climate warming. But something else we need to consider in reforestation is forest restoration.
Forest restoration is to restore a degraded forest to its original state and to re-establish the presumed structure, productivity and species diversity of the forest originally present at a site.
Something interesting I heard during my visit to Borneo was that sometimes the reforestation in the area is happening with mono-culture of tree species, use of invasive species, and even with oil palm plantation.
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