In an era of divisions over the climate breakdown, tree planting seems to bring everyone together. But are there situations where tree planting can cause more harm than good? And how much can it help us counteract global heating? Patrick Greenfield leads you through the science and controversy behind the decisions we’re making and how those decisions could shape our future environment. He and Phoebe Weston from The age of extinction are back with two new episodes
- Read the 2019 paper on tree restoration here.
- Read Susan Cook-Patton’s 2020 paper here on mapping carbon accumulation potential from forest regrowth.
- Dr Thomas Crowther is an ecologist at ETH Zurich.
- Fred Pearce is the author of the book A Trillion Trees.
- Dr Susan Cook-Patton is a senior forest restoration scientist at the Nature Conservancy.
- Find out more about The age of extinction here.
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