[HTML][HTML] Forests and decarbonization–roles of natural and planted forests
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020•frontiersin.org
The severe consequences of human disruptions to the global carbon cycle have prompted
intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing
forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been
advertised as a viable way to counteract anthropogenic emissions as part of net-zero
emission strategies. Here, we assess the potential impact of reforestation and afforestation
on the global climate system, and identify ecological, economic, and societal implications of …
intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing
forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been
advertised as a viable way to counteract anthropogenic emissions as part of net-zero
emission strategies. Here, we assess the potential impact of reforestation and afforestation
on the global climate system, and identify ecological, economic, and societal implications of …
The severe consequences of human disruptions to the global carbon cycle have prompted intense interest in strategies to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because growing forests capture CO2 in their biomass and soils, large-scale tree planting efforts have been advertised as a viable way to counteract anthropogenic emissions as part of net-zero emission strategies. Here, we assess the potential impact of reforestation and afforestation on the global climate system, and identify ecological, economic, and societal implications of such efforts.