Deforestation can make landslides more likely. But by itself, replanting trees isn’t enough to remove the risk.
The collaboration between communities and scientists aims to restore baobab forests in Madagascar to this natural state.
Stéphane Corduant, Mada-Movies. Courtesy ARO Baobab Project
Planting millions of trees in natural grassland is largely ineffective in the battle against global warming because it adds little or no additional carbon storage.
The complex effects of planting more trees need to be taken into consideration.
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The most comprehensive Australian carbon budget assessment completed to date shows the nation flip-flops from source to sink of carbon emissions, depending on the prevailing conditions.
Planting trees on deforested lands in Panama.
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It might seem counterintuitive to suggest timber harvesting when the goal is to restore forests, but that gives landholders the economic incentive to protect and manage forests over time.
Record emissions are fast shrinking the remaining amount of carbon dioxide we can emit if we are to limit global warming. At current rates, we’ll use up the budget for a 1.5°C outcome in seven years.
A typical New England stone wall in Hebron, Conn.
Robert M. Thorson
Climate modelling that best accounts for the processes that sustain plant life predicts plants could absorb up to 20% more CO₂ than the simplest version predicted.
Regenerating pinewood in the Cairngorms.
Sarah Watts
Native trees have been found at new heights in the Scottish Highlands, demonstrating how mountain woodland could recover from deforestation – benefiting humans, wildlife and climate issues.
What strategies are the best to make forests more resilient and better adapted to new climate conditions?
(Claude Villeneuve)
Claude Villeneuve, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Charles Marty, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Maxime Paré, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) e Patrick Faubert, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Can planting trees help us solve the climate crisis? Probably, but to what extent?
New research finds nature restoration only marginally lowers global warming. This pours cold water on the idea of using carbon offsets to solve the climate crisis.
Trees scorched by the Caldor Fire smoulder in the Eldorado National Forest, Calif., Sept. 3, 2021.
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Planting trees and preventing deforestation can store carbon in nature, but the effect may only be temporary. If we also eliminate emissions from fossil fuels, even this temporary effect is important.
Integrating trees, grasses and other vegetation with grazing domesticated animals could be a solution to many of the issues associated with raising livestock.
(Luis Moire Aguilar)
These countries’ forestry sectors have traditionally focused on developing seed systems for few commercially viable and often exotic species like Acacia or Eucalyptus.
The world’s leaders have tried to stop deforestation before, but have had little success.
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The pledge to end deforestation holds great potential, but Canada has some work ahead if it is to make meaningful progress on the new goal and stop ongoing forest and carbon loss.