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In Davos, the World Economic Forum launched a campaign to plant 1 trillion trees. Dozens of scientists say those trees might do more harm than good.

Planting too many trees can do more harm than good. The Verge has said this again and again with tree-planting schemes becoming a popular way for brands to paint themselves green. A big part of the problem was an initiative to plant a trillion trees spearheaded by the World Economic Forum and backed by a contested study from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich. Apparently, the lab’s namesake, Thomas Crowther, took the stage during the recent United Nations climate conference to push countries to protect existing forests instead. “If no one had ever said, ‘Plant a trillion trees,’ I think w...

A new report says cutting emissions should still be a key priority as it cautions against mass monoculture tree-planting.

Natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 gigatonnes of carbon, but will need community efforts to restore biodiversity.

Intact forests play a vital role in tackling the climate crisis by absorbing and storing carbon. Still, there’s uncertainty around their true carbon-capturing potential, and previous efforts to quantify it have sparked controversy. A study published this week in Nature provides what its authors say is an updated estimate of the “huge” potential of forests. […]