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Even if the world stopped cutting down forests, carbon dioxide emissions from land use change would still pose a major challenge, according to a new paper in Nature Climate Change. The research finds that eliminating deforestation would mean agriculture would be pushed into non-forest ecosystems and still release significant quantities of carbon dioxide. “While protecting […]
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Saving forests won't stop climate change — we need big emissions cuts - The Verge
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Global CO2 emissions have been flat for a decade, new data reveals - Carbon Brief
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Frontiers Beyond Deforestation: Carbon Emissions From Land Grabbing and Forest Degradation in the Brazilian
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Study finds soil releases carbon for decades after forests are felled
Stop Deforestation
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Funding Rainforest Conservation
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Global deforestation deal will fail if countries like Australia
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Replanting the could slow climate change. It's harder than
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Deforestation, Agriculture, and Diet Are Fuelling the Climate Crisis