Tropical forests can recover surprisingly quickly on deforested lands – and letting them regrow naturally is an effective and low-cost way to slow climate change
As governments and corporations pledge to help the planet by planting trillions of trees, a new study spotlights an effective, low-cost alternative: letting tropical forests regrow naturally.
Lourens Poorter, Professor of Functional Ecology, Wageningen University •
conversation
Dec. 9, 2021 • ~11 min
Dec. 9, 2021 • ~11 min