Concept URI | https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/landcover/eagle/LCH-afforestation |
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Preferred label | Afforestation |
Definition | Establishment of forest plantations through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest. Implies a transformation from non-forest to forest. According to UN IPCCC´s LULUCF (Land Use, Land Use Change, Forest) reporting practices, a time interval of under 20 years can be used here as a threshold for “new” forest. Example: Long tradition agricultural areas, grasslands or fallow lands are planted with trees; re- naturated extraction sites are filled up with earth or sand to grow additional forest. |
Notation | LCH-afforestation |
Status | Valid |
Status Modified | 2023-11-29 |
Accepted Date | 2023-11-29 |
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European Environment Agency
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