Due to widespread deforestation and forest degradation , future scenarios to limit global warming include large-scale reforestation and afforestation . Africa has been targeted through the AFR100  to plant ~1 million km2 of trees by 2030 . Maintaining existing indigenous forest and indigenous forest restoration is a win-win, maximising benefits to biodiversity, adaptation and mitigation  .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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