'There cannot be a choice between nature and decarbonizing. We absolutely must take steps to achieving both simultaneously,' says ecologist Thomas Crowther of Switzerland's Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Restoring global forests could sequester 22 times as much carbon as the world emits in a year, meaning trees are a key tool in fighting climate change.
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Intact forests play a vital role in tackling the climate crisis by absorbing and storing carbon. Still, there’s uncertainty around their true carbon-capturing potential, and previous efforts to quantify it have sparked controversy. A study published this week in Nature provides what its authors say is an updated estimate of the “huge” potential of forests. […]