THE ROLE OF FORESTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

THE ROLE OF FORESTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION Forests cover around 30% of the total surface on Earth. As forests mature, their trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere and store it in wood, plant matter, and beneath the soil. Without trees, much of this carbon would remain in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary greenhouse gas causing climate change. Stopping the loss and degradation of forest ecosystems and

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