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timr
42 days ago
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Loss of moist broadleaf forest in Africa has turne...
The link you are replying to is
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that forests are carbon sinks (which is just a scientific fact), and that the change here is due to logging.
Planting more trees than you cut down is an effective way of offsetting CO2 emissions.
dr_dshiv
42 days ago
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And… “increased logging, rising emissions in peatland forests and declining carbon sink of mineral soils.”
timr
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Yes, “increased logging” means logging. It’s the primary change cited by the paper.
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Planting more trees than you cut down is an effective way of offsetting CO2 emissions.