Carbon ‘bank’ at risk of failure
Tropical rainforests store 25%-40% of global soil carbon, though they occupy only 7% of Earth’s land area. By functioning as a carbon sink, tropical forests prevent more severe effects from climate change. A U.S. National Science Foundation-supported…
Published May 16, 2023 at 09:55AM
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