U.S. Tree Planting for Carbon Sequestration

Gorte, Ross W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Trees;    Natural resources;    Tree planting;    Reforestation;   

RP-ID  :  R40562
RP-ID  :  R40562_2009May04

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report briefly discusses one of the widely discussed options for domestic carbon dioxide offsets: tree planting. Two terms are generally used for tree planting: reforestation, for planting trees in areas recently cleared of forest through timber harvesting or natural disaster; and afforestation, for planting trees on sites that have long been cleared of forests, such as crop, pasture, and brush lands.