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are already experiencing the consequences of poorly planned tree planting initiatives. The use of just one or two tree species to replant in those countries has led to ecological disruptions.study, agrees with the importance of respecting native species when doing restoration of ecosystems. “We are not talking about reforestation, or planting, or afforestation. We are only talking about restoration of natural ecosystems,” he emphasizes.
As nations worldwide debate planting trees to alleviate climate change, deforestation in the rainforest continues to grow. found nearly half of all restoration commitments from the Bonn Challenge are in the form of plantations, which are not the best for storing carbon. Simon Lewis, a forest ecologist who authored the analysis with colleagues at the University College London and the University of Edinburgh in the U.K., fears plantations will have little impact on climate change.
“That is emphatically not correct. The best solution for climate change is to keep fossil carbons in the ground,” Lewis says. Other experts have also raised concerns that the hype around Bastin’s study is creating
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