Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term afforestation means the establishment of a new forest through the seeding of, or planting of trees on, a parcel of nonforested land. The term afforestation includes— the introduction of a tree species to a parcel of nonforested land of which the species is not a native species; and the increase of tree cover through plantations. The term agroforestry refers to systems in which perennial trees or shrubs are integrated with crops or livestock, and where perennials constitute a minimum 10 percent of ground cover.
Actual forest cover resulting from agroforestry programs can be counted toward the total forest cover goal set forth in section (2)(b). The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term deforestation refers to the conversion of forest to another land use or the long term reduction of the tree canopy.
The term forest means a terrestrial ecosystem containing native tree species generated and maintained primarily through natural ecological and evolutionary processes. The term forest does not include plantations, such as crops of trees planted primarily by humans for the purposes of harvesting. The term reforestation refers to the establishment of forest on lands that were previously considered as forest, but which have been deforested. The term reforestation includes the increase of tree cover through plantations.