Editing Reforestation (section)

==== Using existing trees and roots ====
Planting new trees often leads to up to 90% of seedlings failing. However, even in deforested areas, existing root systems often exist. Growth can be accelerated by [[pruning]] and [[coppicing]] where a few branches of new shoots are cut and often used for charcoal, itself a major driver of deforestation. Since new seeds are not planted, it is cheaper. Additionally, they are much more likely to survive as their root systems already exist and can tap into groundwater during harsher seasons with no rain.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/2H-fKmbompo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200914171901/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H-fKmbompo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |date=27 May 2019 |title=Africa's underground forest |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H-fKmbompo |access-date=31 July 2020 |publisher=DW News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While this method has existed for centuries, it is now sometimes referred to as [[farmer-managed natural regeneration]]<ref>{{cite web |date=11 February 2020 |title=In Semi-Arid Africa, Farmers Are Transforming the "Underground Forest" Into Life-Giving Trees |url=https://ensia.com/features/in-semi-arid-africa-farmers-are-transforming-the-underground-forest-into-life-giving-trees/ |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> or [[assisted natural regeneration]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=What is assisted natural regeneration and where does it work? |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/benefits-assisted-natural-regeneration/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chazdon |first1=Robin |last2=Calixto |first2=Bruno |last3=Oliveira |first3=Mariana |last4=Messinger |first4=Jared |last5=Alves |first5=Julio |last6=Calmon |first6=Miguel |last7=Anderson |first7=Will |date=March 2022 |title=The Benefits and Power of Assisted Natural Regeneration |url=https://www.wri.org/insights/what-assisted-natural-regeneration-benefits-definition |journal= |language=en}}</ref>