Nursery as a community reforestation strategy
Abstract
Forest destruction in Venezuela continues at alarming rates. According to the United Nations, Venezuela has experienced one of the highest deforestation rates in Latin America over the past 28 years. It is estimated that agricultural land is growing faster than reforestation; thus, forest plantations and agroforestry production systems do not exceed 20,000 hectares per year, reflecting a negative afforestation-deforestation ratio.
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