The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago

2 months ago by vatlark to c/goodnewseveryone

Tree cover loss in the tropics was outweighed by tree cover gain in subtropical, temperate, boreal, and polar regions.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1303635

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Arghblarg 39 points 2 months ago

As the article says though, monoculture crops aren't a good replacement for what came before. Also, older trees are thought to sink much more carbon than younger trees; so the near-elimination of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest ... is still a disaster for the planet. :(

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ripcord -9 points 2 months ago

I figured coming in here the comments here would be full of sad sack replies from people that can't allow anything ever to be good. And you guys didn't disappoint

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actionary 16 points 2 months ago

(this is from 2018)

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Peppycito 12 points 2 months ago

And holy shit have a lot of ash trees died since then! Fucking beetle 😢

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SharkAttak 3 points 2 months ago

(Not this planet, sorry)