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Forest recovery in the age of megafires – how can we predict if forests grow back?

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When forests burn, that carbon is released into the atmosphere and contributes to greenhouse gases (mostly as carbon dioxide). Forest Ecology and Management 2013 , 294 , 54–61. Science 2006 , 313 (5789), 940–943. Environmental Science and Technology 2014 , 48 (16), 8936–8943. Cantin, A. de Groot, W.

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Land-use, climate change, and policy – Opportunities to act locally while thinking globally

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In recent history, we have witnessed LUC exacerbating climate change due to disturbed soils, development of greenhouse gas (GHG) producing land uses, and more 4. Environmental Science & Policy 13 , 785–792 (2010). Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 5 , 72–77 (2013). A political view. & Boag, G.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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However, the world could avoid the more extreme scenarios in the report if governments sharply reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Advances in attribution science since the last report was issued in 2013 have allowed experts to connect individual events to climate change with more certainty.

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