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Carbon fluxes between the forest and atmosphere in Gabon. Nicolas Barbier

Measuring the invisible: the tough job of calculating the carbon stocks and fluxes of a forest

Depending on the methods used, the measurement of forest carbon can vary by as much as 100%.
Planting trees to offset carbon is meaningless if the trees are lost to fire. A new way of understanding carbon storage based on both time and quantity stored is required to fully utilize carbon storage in climate change mitigation strategies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Temporary carbon storage in forests has climate value — but we need to get the accounting right

Tracking both the amount of carbon and the time that it remains stored is key to unlocking the potential of nature-based carbon storage as a climate mitigation strategy.
Smouldering fire in a drained peatland near Fort McMurray, Alta. produces smoke from underground. These ecosystems are affected by rising temperatures, drought, wildfire and various human actions including drainage. (Leyland Cecco)

Up in smoke: Human activities are fuelling wildfires that burn essential carbon-sequestering peatlands

New research shows that northern peatlands may not help regulate our climate by the end of the century.

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