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• Here are five truths, grounded in science that can help inform U.S. companies about the capacity of forests in climate solution planning.
• What are the ways that forests are already addressing climate change?
• Learn more about the role of sustainable forests.
The global momentum behind the vision to plant a trillion trees is fueling unprecedented interest in forests as a climate change solution. But this increased interest has brought increased scrutiny. Can forests capture enough carbon to make a meaningful contribution? Will we lose this stored carbon to wildfires? Does harvesting timber help or hurt our forest carbon sink?
These five truths, grounded in science, can provide a common foundation for companies, the public and decision-makers to shape America’s efforts on forests and climate change.
- America’s forests are already delivering climate action
- Step one is to keep our existing forests as forests
- Planting trees = more forests to capture carbon
- Sometimes active forest management = more carbon gains
- Wood products store carbon and reduce emissions from manufacturing
Read the full article about forests and climate change by Jad Daley at GreenBiz.