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CT: When EcoLogic undertakes reforestation we plant native seedlings and saplings in places where healthy forest used to stand. Many forests grow and replenish themselves naturally when seeds are dispersed from existing trees by wind, birds, and other animal life, but human reforestation efforts can speed up this natural process, especially in areas where even short term forest loss will have a significant negative impact on the ecosystem. Usually a site where we replant is important as a watershed area, a corridor for wildlife, or a buffer for existing forest.

S: http://www.ecologic.org/actions-issues/solutions/reforestation/ (last access: 3 March 2015)

N: 1. From reforest (v.), “to restore to a wooded condition,” 1831, from re- “back, again” + verb use of forest (n.). Related: Reforested; reforesting.
First Known Use of “reforestation”: 1887.
2. The reestablishment of trees on denuded forest land by natural or artificial means, such as planting and seeding.
3. Some commonly used definitions of reforestation include the activity of regenerating trees immediately after disturbance or harvesting where no land-use change occurs.
4. The term “reafforestation” is obsolete.

S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=reforest&searchmode=none (last access: 3 March 2015); MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reforestation (last access: 3 March 2015). 2, 3 & 4. TERMIUMPLUS.

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CR: afforestation, biome, deforestation, ecology, environment, manure.