ABSTRACT

Afforestation and forests are essential to human life and the environment because they affect biodiversity, climate regulation, and human health. In many countries, reforestation has been a major factor in improving socioeconomic growth. This demonstrates how it affects, among other things, biodiversity, livelihood security, climate change, and job creation. Although reforestation is a significant technique for removing carbon dioxide, it can have detrimental effects on land and food systems. The planting of trees on terrain that hasn't had any vegetation for more than 50 years is known as afforestation. They absorb CO2 emissions and produce clean oxygen for human consumption through photosynthesis. Forests are significantly impacted by climate change, which both promotes and threatens their growth. The ability of afforestation to combat climate change and global warming is its most important advantage. Trees are essential for mitigating the greenhouse impact because they absorb carbon. As a result, afforestation and reforestation are now essential parts of global climate change mitigation plans. state-of-the-art information on how trees can help mitigate climate change by absorbing and storing carbon. Afforestation and reforestation's ability to mitigate climate change depends on local forest conditions, strategic planning, and implementation. Reforestation and afforestation combined with other carbon removal strategies may improve carbon storage's long-term efficacy. In the end, developing and restoring forests is just as important as cutting greenhouse gas emissions in order to effectively mitigate climate change. Keyword- Forest, Afforestation, The impact of the forest on human life, climatic changes effect, Environment impact on human and Agriculture, Different Government Scheme
Publication date: 01/07/2026

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2026/15.7.10297