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The dark-green, rectangular, reforested area of the Auwahi dryland forest in Hawaii as seen from above with surrounding grassland. Photo: Arthur Medeiros, USGS. Public domain.

What Is The Difference Between Afforestation and Reforestation?

January 15, 2022April 5, 2019 by Katarina Samurović

Both reforestation and afforestation represent a conversion of non-forested areas into new forests. So what’s the difference between the two terms?

Iceland's land mass is sparsely populated by trees. Image: NASA, public domain.

Iceland’s Long Road to Reforestation

December 10, 2020April 4, 2019 by Katarina Samurović

Reforestation and afforestation have a long tradition in Iceland, but the results are barely noticeable – only a tiny fraction of the land is now covered in forests.

Planting Trees with Drones

March 25, 2020November 15, 2018 by Caitlin Dempsey

BioCarbon Engineering is working with Worldview International Foundation and Worldview Impact Foundation to develop an innovative way to speed up tree reforestation projects with the use of drones.