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Worldwide tropical deforestation currently is proceeding at the rate of around 7.5 x 106 ha/year (Whitmore 1990), including about 600,000 ha/year in Colombia. Estimations of annual deforestation rates in Colombia range from 1.7 percent (WRI 1990) to 2.8 percent (Myers 1989). In contrast, reforestation programs, with mainly introduced species such as Pinus patula and Cupressus lucitanica, account for only 2,500 ha/year (Carton de Colombia, pers. com.). Reforestation programs are rarely carried out with native species.
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Cavelier, J. (1995). Reforestation with the Native Tree Alnus acuminata: Effects on Phytodiversity and Species Richness in an Upper Montane Rain Forest Area of Colombia. In: Hamilton, L.S., Juvik, J.O., Scatena, F.N. (eds) Tropical Montane Cloud Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 110. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2500-3_7
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