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Reforestation projects capture more carbon than industrial plantations, reveals new research

Australian scientists researching environmental restoration projects have found that the reforestation of damaged rainforests is more efficient at capturing carbon than controversial softwood monoculture plantations. ...

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created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1




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Reforestation efforts reshape Hawaii's soil hydrology

Starting with the arrival of Polynesian settlers in the fourth century, and peaking in the mid-1800s, the destructive forces of wildfires and pests and the grazing of feral pigs, goats, and cattle reduced the native forests ...

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created Mar 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Carbon storage in tropical vegetation: New map to help developing nations track deforestation, report on emissions

A study published in Nature Climate Change today finds that tropical vegetation contains 21 percent more carbon than previous studies had suggested. Using a combination of remote sensing and field data, scient ...

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Pope calls for responsible, credible climate deal

(AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI called Sunday for delegates attending this week's U.N. climate change conference in South Africa to craft a responsible and credible deal to cut greenhouse gases that takes into ...

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created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 18

Oil exploration would endanger the most biodiverse region in the western hemisphere, say scientists

An international team of scientists that includes two University of Texas at Austin researchers has found that Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, which sits on top of massive reserves of oil, is in the single ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Restoring forests and planting trees on farms can greatly improve food security

Restoring and preserving dryland forests and planting more trees to provide food, fodder and fertilizer on small farms are critical steps toward preventing the recurrence of the famine now threatening millions of people in ...

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created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Sao Paulo sets precedent for role of government intervention in ecological restoration projects

The role of national governments in ecological or environmental conservation remains contentious the world over. While scientists and campaigners alike often demand that governments regulate and encourage restoration projects; ...

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Reforestation practices may be lagging behind climate change

A University of Alberta study is sounding a warning about forestry practices in North America, claiming that climate change is already rendering established planting guidelines obsolete.

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created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Reforestation's cooling influence -- a result of farmer's past choices

Decisions by farmers to plant on productive land with little snow enhances the potential for reforestation to counteract global warming, concludes new research from Carnegie's Julia Pongratz and Ken Caldeira. Previous research ...

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created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Carbon projects first to reach verification status for well regarded CCB standards

The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) announced that the first two carbon forestry projects have reached verification status against the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards, meaning that the ...

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created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reforestation research in Latin America helps build better forests

A tropical forest is easy to cut down, but getting it back is another story. In a special issue of the journal Forest Ecology and Management, leading researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and across Latin ...

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created May 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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