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European Union Signals a Move Away from Wood Energy
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Deforestation Dividends
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Reforestation alone not a solution
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Reforestation makes sense regionally, but it cannot begin to replace conventional climate protection. This is the conclusion of an Israeli research team.
Deforestation Declining, but Too Slow to Meet Climate Goals
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For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest
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Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.
Mapping California’s ‘Zombie’ Forests
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A warming climate has left a fifth of the conifer forests that blanket California's Sierra Nevada stranded in habitats that no longer suit them, according to a study published last week by researchers at Stanford University.
Truly climate neutral?
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Heating with wood is not climate-neutral, says the German Environment Ministry. Forest farmers are angry about this statement, environmentalists in turn about the promotion of wood heating.
Global carbon dioxide removal totals 2 billion tonnes per year - report
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About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies.