reforestation, definition of

Total dry weight of all living organisms that can be supported at each tropic level in a food chain.

• An unlikely partnership between tree restoration and whiskey
  Since day one Bulleit Frontier Whiskey has produced whiskey in alignment with a well-defined list of sustainability goals. It’s an example of corporate responsibility that encompasses reducing carbon emissions, water conservation and waste management. [...]
• DroneSeed makes reforestation easier after a large wildfire
  According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 6,480,861 acres have burned across the United States this year alone as a result of 47,201 wildfires. In response, a Seattle-based company is tackling the issue of replanting and restoring forestry health...
• Forests the size of France have been restored in the past 20 years
  A study by Trillion Trees, a joint venture of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), BirdLife International and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has revealed that more than 59 million hectares of forests have been restored since the year 2000...
• Deforestation contributes to disease outbreaks, study says
  A recent paper published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has established that there is a connection between deforestation and the occurrence of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases...
• New Frank and Oak office reflects the company's sustainable values
  Along with environmentally friendly practices like post-consumer recycled shipping boxes and carbon offset programs, Frank and Oak is a sustainable clothing brand that prides itself on maintaining a good work-life balance for its employees.[...]
• The daily life of a tree farmer with One Tree Planted
  Trees make the world a better place for humans by providing shade, sequestering CO2, intercepting airborne particles, aiding respiratory health and adding great beauty to this planet we call home...
• Cariuma welcomes a new Pantone collection of natural, vegan shoes
  Brazilian sustainable sneaker company Cariuma has released its newest collection of completely vegan and natural footwear. All styles in the fall Pantone collection are made of organic cotton canvas and raw natural rubber gathered through ethical tapping....
• This LA startup turns spoiled milk into biodegradable T-shirts
  Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year? LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts.[...]
• UNStudio to transform Gyeongdo Island into a sustainable tourism destination
  UNStudio has unveiled a masterplan to transform South Korea’s Gyeongdo Island into a new, 470,000-square-meter leisure destination that puts the spotlight on nature...
• Nonprofit plants 80,000 trees in Kenya and Rwanda
  The name of global environmental charity One Tree Planted seems excessively modest now, as they’ve just finished planting 80,000 trees in Africa. Rwanda got 60,000 new trees, and Kenya got 20,000.[...]

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