🌳 "Revelation of the Century!" Scientists finally notice trees do *actual science* by cooling the planet. Who knew? 🙄 Meanwhile, UCR News awkwardly stumbles over itself to confirm that planting trees isn't just a trendy Instagram post. 📸🌎
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Does planting trees really help cool the planet?
Replanting forests can cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won’t cancel out human-generated warming.
2,050 saplings, two days, and a community of volunteers. Protect Earth helped Sam and Kate in Honiton turn their woodland expansion dream into reality—carbon sequestration, wildlife habitats, and plenty of camaraderie included. Curious about the impact? Click to read the full story.
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How Protect Earth Helped Grow a Woodland in Devon — Protect Earth
The Tukes, landowners near Honiton, Devon, had a plan, permission, and funding to expand an established woodland, adding 2,050 more saplings. But they needed help with that final step, getting the saplings planted. Protect Earth joined the Tukes and raised a small army of volunteers. Altogether, we
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