Climate Change: Planting New Forests ‘Can Do More Harm Than Good’ – BBC
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Article Synopsis – Two new studies have found that large-scale tree planting efforts may actually cause more environmental harm than benefit. “One paper says that financial incentives to plant trees can backfire and reduce biodiversity with little impact on carbon emissions. A separate project found that the amount of carbon that new forests can absorb may be overestimated.” To read the actual article click here.