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Is afforestation the opposite of deforestation?
no
What is the antonym for deforestation?
Afforestation
What is difference between deforestation and afforestation?
Deforestation and Afforestation are opposite activities. Deforestation is the destruction of forests (by logging, by conversion to farm land, by desertification, or any other means) and afforestation is the planting of new trees in order to grow a new forest. Deforestation uses up the resources of forests, and afforestation renews those resources.Forestation is sometimes used instead of Afforestation, and Reforestation is also used, meaning to plant trees again where there used to be growth.In Latin De means to take away from, Ad or Af means to add to, and Re means again. See the related questions below.
How can we prevent Afforestation?
Afforestation means planting more forests. There are very few people in the world who want to prevent this. We want to prevent deforestation, which is the destruction of forests.
How you can help to maintain the balance of the nature?
Balance of nature can be maintain by avoiding deforestation but practicing afforestation.
How can afforestation prevent flooding?
Afforestation is the opposite of deforestation. It can create habitats for wildlife and it stabilises the ground to prevent surface run off.it prevents soil erosion and the fields do not get barren and infertile.
How do you reverse the negative effects of deforestation?
Reforestation is usually the answer to this. If this is not possible, you can try afforestation (basically planting trees where there wasn't a forest before).
How is afforestation helpful to us?
Afforestation means planting more trees. This helps by - 1) It prevents soil erosion. 2) Planting more trees (afforestation) increases the amt. of oxygen in the air. 3) Trees have medicinal properties and we get various products such as wood, food, flowers, paper, etc, so we should follow afforestation and not deforestation! I hope u understand my explanation and u plant more trees! :)
How could the impacts of deforestation on atmospheric carbon dioxide be reduced?
By reforestation, planting all the forests again. By afforestation, planting forests where there were none before.
Is afforestation an environmental issue?
No, afforestation is not an environmental issue.Instead, afforestation is a proposed response or solution to an environmental problem. The environmental problem is deforestation and habitat loss. This problem is the result of such human intervention as construction, logging and mining as well as of natural events, such as forest fires. How to solve the problem is the environmental issue. In this case, the issue is how best to protect and expand existing forests and urban tree canopy.
What are the objectives of afforestation?
objective of afforestation in abuja
Why is afforestation important?
Afforestation is important because it tries to balance the deforestation that has already taken place around the world. Trees are planted where the land is barren so that forests are created. Growing vegetation like forests is the only thing we have that will remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so forests reduce the speed of global warming.
