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Research shows advisability of replanting conifer forests sooner rather than later after wildfires

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Paying people to replant tropical forests and letting them harvest the timber can pay off

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Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success—here's the missing ingredient

In fact, Ostrom's work on the commons in forests, fishing grounds and grazing pastures shows that communities tend to protect and sustainably use common resources—provided they have rights, tenure, and the ability to decide rules for managing them

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Solar panels vs Forests: Which delivers faster results?
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Solar Panels for solar energy system from sun
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A study suggests that photovoltaic fields are more efficient than afforestation in migrating global climate change

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restoring forests where they would naturally exist if not for humans, either by allowing degraded woodlands to regrow or by reforesting denuded areas, but excludes areas vital to agriculture or already turned into cities.

Reaching the world's full potential for restoration would draw out an estimated 226 gigatonnes of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - or roughly one-third the amount added to the atmosphere since the industrial revolution, the research finds.

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Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Forest ScienceReport says cutting emissions should still be key priority as it cautions against mass monoculture tree-plantingForest conservation and restoration could make a major contribution to tackling the climate crisis as long as greenhouse gas emissions are slashed, according to a study.By allowing existin...