THREAD: Two new articles in @naturesustainab and @ScienceMagazine share skepticism on the climate benefits of growing trees. Some thoughts from our team on some misleading media coverage surrounding them: http://ow.ly/sWNi50AfJLo ">https://ow.ly/sWNi50AfJ...
2.The first article highlights an incentive program in Chile that converted some natural forests to plantations. This “afforestation” program does not follow the principles of forest and landscape restoration (FLR). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0547-0">https://www.nature.com/articles/...
4.FLR projects *never* convert native forests to tree plantations. When done the right way (with the support of local people), growing trees this way fights climate change, protects biodiversity, and creates economic opportunity. https://www.forestlandscaperestoration.org/what-forest-and-landscape-restoration-flr.html">https://www.forestlandscaperestoration.org/what-fore...
7.Sometimes, plantations use native trees! In Brazil, Symbiosis is growing high-value native trees to restore land + protect biodiversity while harvesting some for the international market… to pay for more restoration! #Initiative20x20 https://initiative20x20.org/restoration-projects/protecting-natural-forests-brazil-biodiverse-timber-plantations">https://initiative20x20.org/restorati...
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