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13 July 2016
Large-scale reforestation could lead to slight reduction in global warming
Planting new forests could contribute more to the mitigation of climate change than previously thought, according to a new study. This is due to the combined effect of land use changes and the enhanced carbon uptake of the terrestrial biosphere in a warm and high carbon dioxide climate, according to the study’s authors.
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