How to plant a trillion trees
By Rachel Cernansky
As projects to restore woodlands accelerate, researchers are looking for ways to avoid repeating past failures.
By Rachel Cernansky
As projects to restore woodlands accelerate, researchers are looking for ways to avoid repeating past failures.
The Earth is rapidly losing its forests at a rate much faster than humans can replant. Exact figures vary, but according to Scientific American, “most analysts attribute upwards of 15 percent [of global carbon emissions] to deforestation.” This means that by clearing or burning the Earth’s forests, we are directly contributing to the rapidly increasing rate of climate change.