the last two decades. joining me live from washington dc is david gibbs, research associate at world resources institute and co author of this unesco report. good to see you, thank you for making the time. forests putting out carbon rather than absorbing it would be surprising to many people, how can this happen? 50. surprising to many people, how can this happen? can this happen? so, when we cut down can this happen? so, when we cut down forests can this happen? so, when we cut down forests or can this happen? so, when we cut down forests or they - can this happen? so, when we cut down forests or they are i cut down forests or they are burned, they will emit carbon into the atmosphere, and it s a matter of how much forests we cut down relative to how much forest we leave it standing. if we cut down too much, we have forests that emit more carbon than they are capturing from the atmosphere. we mentioned that this includes the atmosphere. we mentioned that this includes some -
that are putting up more carbon than are absorbing, surely. 50. than are absorbing, surely. so, these ten than are absorbing, surely. so, these ten sites, than are absorbing, surely. srr, these ten sites, you than are absorbing, surely. s57, these ten sites, you can than are absorbing, surely. s513, these ten sites, you can think of them as sort of, they are a taste of what we can see of what might happen to forests around the world. there are already many first that emit more carbon than the capture, if they are being converted into other land uses, light cropland, pasture or cities. but these are some of the most protected sites in the world, some treasured and iconic places and these should not be emitting so much carbon. we believe that if these heavily protected and treasured sites are at such risk, a few of them, others will also be threatened as well, other protected forests, much less to forests that are not as protective. forests that are not as protective. forests that a