Forests Could Absorb Much More Carbon, But Does It Matter?
The study estimates forests are storing 328 gigatons of carbon less than they would if untouched by human destruction.
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The study estimates forests are storing 328 gigatons of carbon less than they would if untouched by human destruction.
Protecting forests globally could vastly increase the amount of carbon they sequester, a new study finds, but given our current emissions track, does it really matter?Crowther, who advises a project to plant a trillion trees globally, rejects an either-or between forest protection and emissions reduction.
As an unprecedented forest summit opens in Africa, a global movement of indigenous activists is pushing to halt all industrial and oil exploration in the world’s principal forests — an expansion largely funded by the U.S. and other Western countries. Campaigners in countries from Peru to Indonesia argue oil exploration is a threat to the…
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According to a new study, researchers discovered animals play a crucial role in seed dispersal that can help with forests' recovery and growth. Read here the complete study.