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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

A report out last Thursday found that the understudied cooling effects of trees — like their role in the water cycle and the compounds they emit — have kept the planet half a degree Celsius cooler, not even accounting for the carbon dioxide they capture. When tree planting goes wrong. It all comes down to trade-offs.

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Natural debate: Do forests grow better without our help?

Grist

But overall, besides being better for biodiversity, the study showed, natural regeneration can capture more carbon more quickly and more securely than plantations. The remaining three-quarters suffered from forest fires, shifting cultivation, temporary grazing, or logging, and at least had the potential for natural recovery.

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