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what is afforestation?
Afforestation is the process of establishing a forest on land that is not a forest, or has not been a forest for a long time by planting trees or their seeds. (It is different from reforestation which means planting trees again after they have been cut down.)

Afforestation is the process of planting trees in the environment.

The results are:

    they absorb carbon dioxide and help cut down the danger of global warming
    they help prevent erosion
    the beautify the environment
    they help prevent heavy storms


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