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Tag Archives: afforestation

Today´s paradox: forests add 35% to anthropogenic CO2 emissions – but are still annual net carbon sink

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

An international team of 18 scientists presents a couple of interesting and contrasting forest figures in their publication in Science.

Posted in Bits of Climate, Bits of Ecology | Tagged afforestation, carbon, carbon cycle, climate feedbacks, CO2, deforestation, forests, rainforests, Science, taiga, todays paradox

Is tropical afforestation currently undervalued?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Cat Scott

Researchers in Canada have used a comprehensive Earth system model to evaluate the climate impact of varying levels of afforestation, in different parts of the world. They looked at scenarios in which the world’s current cropland was gradually converted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Climate, Bits of Ecology | Tagged afforestation, albedo, climate, CO2 concentrations, forests, REDD
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