Is everyone on the same page that old-growth forests sequester much more carbon than younger forests?
So it makes more sense to focus on not cutting down trees rather than planting new trees since it takes two to three decades for trees to reach full maturity, if they survive.
@davidho some studies argue old does more, some argue young does more, depends on the soil, species, and a million other factors.
Focusing on the trees is the bit where people go wrong. Effective ecosystems are usually brilliant at sequestering carbon, and the worst types of plantations are usually pretty barren.
Anyway, it’s different people working on it all. I’m creating woodlands in the U.K. and there’s obviously very little I can do about Brazilian deforestation.
David Ho
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