Under the Kyoto Protocol it is a direct human-induced activity to increase carbon stocks on sites through the establishment of vegetation that covers a minimum area of 0.05 hectares and does not meet the definitions of afforestation and reforestation. Canada must decide by late 2006 whether it wishes to include this activity in its Kyoto Protocol accounting in the first commitment period. It seems unlikely that Canada would include revegetation in its accounting as most land management activities could be captured under the definitions of forest, cropland or grazing land management.
The deliberate planting of vegetation. Revegetation contributes to vegetation cover when the species composition and structure (i.e. all vegetation strata) is similar to pre-existing vegetation types for that area
(4) as a part of reclamation, an activity aimed at reestablishing vegetation on cleared surfaces.
replanting a cleared area with native plants.
Replacing vegetation in an area where vegetation has been removed for construction, or due to natural causes. The effort is made to revegetate to surrounding plant densities and species.
The growth of new herbaceous or woody vegetation on an area that has been cleared.
Establishing or reestablishing desirable plants in areas where the plant community is not adequate to meet management objectives by management techniques alone.
The planting of ground cover on highly erodible and marginal lands as a means of preventing further erosion.
Planting of indigenous plants to replace natural vegetation that is damaged or removed as a result of construction projects or permit requirements.
Replanting plants for ecological, farm management or aesthetic purposes. Revegetation can increase the area of suitable habitat in the landscape, improve the quality of existing habitat and help to link remnant or isolated habitats by providing ‘stepping stones' and corridors.
The establishment of vegetation which replaces original ground cover following land disturbance.
Revegetation is the process of replanting and rebuilding the soil of disturbed land. This may be a natural process produced by plant colonization and succession, or an artificial (manmade), accelerated process designed to repair damage to a landscape due to wildfire, mining, flood, or other cause. Originally the process was simply one of applying seed and fertilizer to disturbed lands, usually grasses or clover.