DATE: update of a report first published in 2019
SECTOR: Forestry
SOURCE: The University of Massachusetts Amherst and The University of Vermont
TOPIC: Forest carbon, climate change
SUMMARY: Aimed at forest landowners, this accessible guide covers forests, their role as a natural climate solution and how to protect it
DESCRIPTION: This publication provides a framework for understanding the role carbon plays within forests. It focuses on the impacts and trade-offs of various land use options and decisions on forests’ ability to sequester and store carbon and, therefore, mitigate the effects of climate change.
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