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Study: Planting New Forests is Part of — but Not the Whole Solution — to Climate Change

from Colorado State University via EurekAlert, June 22, 2020

Study: Planting New Forests is Part of — but Not the Whole Solution — to Climate Change Colorado State University via EurekAlert, June 22, 2020 The large-scale planting of new forests in previously tree-free areas, a practice known as afforestation, is hailed as an efficient way to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere — a so-called natural climate solution. But a new study led by a Colorado State University biology researcher finds that the carbon-capture potential of afforestation may be overestimated. The study, published online in Nature Sustainability, contends that ratios of soil organic carbon underneath afforested areas vary greatly across different ecosystems and climates, and these variations depend on factors like tree species, land-use history and soil type. READ MORE

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