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Nature has enormous potential to fight climate change and biodiversity loss in UK, according to new report
A new report launched today (12 May) by the British Ecological Society details how nature can be a powerful ally in responding to the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.
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The report offers, for the first time, a complete assessment of the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) to mitigate climate change and benefit biodiversity in the UK. Incorporating contributions from over 100 experts, the comprehensive evaluation of the available evidence details the strengths, limitations and trade-offs of NbS in different habitats across the UK.
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When was the last time you heard good news about the planet’s forests? While many of the planet s vital forests are still neck-deep in a whole load of trouble, a new study has demonstrated how some forested areas possess a remarkable ability to spring back and regrow if given the chance.
Since 2000, an area of forest the size of France has regrown naturally across the world, according to a new analysis. That’s enough forest to store the equivalent of 5.9 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, more than the annual emissions of the US.
“The data show the enormous potential of natural habitats to recover when given the chance to do so. But it isn’t an excuse for any of us to wait around for it to happen, John Lotspeich, Executive Director of Trillion Trees, said in a statement.
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Worldwide, cities produce about 70% of the CO2 present in the atmosphere, while forests and woods are able to absorb 40% of it. Increasing wooded areas within and around cities would multiply the resilience capacities of urban areas and would drastically reduce the production of CO2, thanks to plant-based photosynthesis processes.
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new phase of human history, in which we will finally see a
new alliance between forests and cities, two environments that our species has always kept separate; one as the maximum expression of artifice, and the other as the maximum expression of naturalness.