The world is a much better place for the extra carbon being absorbed by forests, but it can never entirely offset emissions.
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Articles on Reforestation
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Sudbury was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities. But it transformed itself with the help of the mining industry.
“Will it become a wood again, how long will it take, which species will be in it?”
Mass tree planting could affect precipitation patterns.
Solve the climate and extinction crises together, or solve neither.
Planting trees can sometimes be a carbon-offset box-ticking exercise, but reforestation is a long-term commitment that supports communities, promotes biodiversity and tackles the climate emergency.
Large-scale tree-planting projects are politically popular and media-friendly, but without effective planning and long-term management, they can do more harm than good.
No-one says reducing emissions from the agriculture sector will be easy. But it must be done, or farmers will suffer the most.
Zero emission? Carbon neutral? Carbon negative? What does it mean to achieve ‘net-zero’ emissions?
Energy Minister Angus Taylor is this week expected to release the government’s first Low Emissions Technology Statement. It’s likely to include ways to remove CO₂ from the air – but do they work?
New research finds forest regeneration on sheep pasture is an economically viable way to fight climate change.
The age of a forest can influence how effectively it offsets our emissions.
If agricultural land was used to grow crops, it would limit methane emissions from livestock, but not store a substantial amount of carbon. Growing trees is what makes the difference.
A new study finds 70% of Amazonian dung beetles were killed by the severe fire and droughts of 2015 to 2016. By spreading seeds and poop, dung beetles fertilize forests and aid regrowth of vegetation.
The UK’s official climate advisor recommends up to 50,000 hectares of new woodland each year by 2050.
Without care, reforestation projects can damage ecosystems and be useless as carbon stores. Here’s how to go about it the right way.
From 3D printing using plastic waste to growing cherry trees in the Himalayas, young people are not sitting idle while the world burns.
‘Biodiversity offsetting’ is a globally-significant conservation practice, but new research reveals offsets have mixed results.
Ecological literacy is needed to guide global tree planting initiatives to avoid damaging some ecosystems.
At best, planting trees won’t be enough on its own to slow climate change. At worst, it’s a dangerous distraction.
Top contributors
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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climate campaigner
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Associate professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Agua Salud Project, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution
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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Professeur titulaire Chaire en éco-conseil spécialiste des changements climatiques, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Interdisciplinary Research Fellow in Climate Change, Forests and Livelihoods, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Atmospheric Radiation, Composition and Climate, University of Reading
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Professor of Physical Geography and Land Use Systems, Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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Lecturer in Computational Hydrology, Newcastle University
