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Reforestation programs could threaten vast area of tropical grasslands
2024-02-29 (or before) in Science DailyNew research reveals the scale of inappropriate reforestation projects across Africa. A new study reveals that an area the size of France is threatened by forest restoration initiatives, such as the AFR100 initiative (African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative), due to inappropriate restoration in the form of tree-planting.
Tagged under: Carbon Offsetting | Trees | Africa | Grasslands
Risk to rely on soil carbon sequestration to offset global ruminant emissions - Nature Communications
2023-11-22 in NatureWhile accounting for intrinsic differences between short- and long-lived greenhouse gases, solely relying on soil carbon sequestration in grasslands to offset warming effect of emissions from current ruminant systems is not feasible
Tagged under: Grasslands
As Canada’s boreal forests burn again and again, they won’t grow back the same way - The Globe and Mail
2023-08-25 in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisRecurring wildfires are giving young coniferous forests too little time to mature, and leafy trees, shrubs and grasslands are taking hold in new, unfamiliar ecosystems
Tagged under: Wildfires | Trees | Grasslands
Leaked EU anti-deforestation law omits fragile grasslands and wetlands
2021-09-14 in The GuardianCampaigners say draft regulation contains many loopholes, including exclusion of Cerrado and Pantanal
Tagged under: Grasslands | Wetlands | Deforestation | European Union | Trees
Chronicle of a Grassland Saved
2020-02-21 in A new nature blogFor those of us of a certain age, The Milky Bar Kid was part of our childhood. A boy, dressed as a cowboy, implored us to eat white chocolate – which was not particularly popular back then. …
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | UK | Grasslands | Conservation
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