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Carbon Sinks

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Tropics lost 12.2 million hectares of tree cover in 2020, largely due to agriculture

Tropics lost 12.2 million hectares of tree cover in 2020, largely due to agriculture

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Forests, land ecosystems may go from being CO2 'sinks' to the 'source' by 2050

Forests, land ecosystems may go from being CO2 'sinks' to the 'source' by 2050

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Older forests have a limit to how much CO2 they absorb, planting new forests could help in fight against climate change

Older forests have a limit to how much CO2 they absorb, planting new forests could help in fight against climate change

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US & EU must pay 54 percent of the climate action costs, says civil society groups

US & EU must pay 54 percent of the climate action costs, says civil society groups

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  • New study shows paying countries for their forests deters them from cutting trees

    New study shows paying countries for their forests deters them from cutting trees

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    Since forests are carbon sinks, cutting down a tree is equal to emitting greenhouse gases.

  • The trouble with relying on trees as carbon sink to do our global warming bidding

    The trouble with relying on trees as carbon sink to do our global warming bidding

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    While a prime source of food, fiber & medicines still, forests may not be our climate change savior, too.

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