It is the conversion, directly induced by the humans, of land that has not been forested – for a period of at least 50 years – into forested land through planting, sowing, and/or human-induced promotion of natural sources of seeds.
This definition is used for land-use activities, land-use change, and forestry, under Article 3, Paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol.
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