- Young forests regrowing from land where mature woodlands have been cut down have a key role to play in removing billions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and combating climate change, a new study reveals.
- To avoid severe global warming, large-scale removals of atmospheric carbon are needed. Forest regeneration offers a cost-effective method for carbon removal, but rates vary by location and forest age.
- Researchers have discovered that young secondary forests, particularly those aged between 20 and 40 years, exhibit the highest rates of carbon removal – locking away up to eight times more carbon per hectare than newly regenerating forests.
Read the full news here: Young forests could help to capture carbon in climate change fight - University of Birmingham