Research Article

Afforestation for the Provision of Multiple Ecosystem Services: A Ukrainian Case Study

Table 1

Potential for afforestation by land use across zones, kha.

ZonesState forest fundAgricultural land Total
RavinesSandRockyErodedDeflatedRocky

Polissja (Woodland)65.082.00.573.70.726.1248.0
Forest Steppe95.084.00.6451.618.361.0710.5
Steppe24.064.0n.a.669.440.6137.5935.5
Carpathians1.6n.a.1.424.6n.a.143.4171.0
Crimea0.8n.a.1.813.11.8206.8224.3

Ukraine (totally)186.4230.04.31232.461.4574.82289.3

Source. Computed on the basis of data from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine [47].