Monday, May 14, 2012

Emissions from deforestation depend on fate of cleared trees

Mongabay: Carbon emissions from deforestation vary greatly depending on whether timber stocks are turned into finished wood products, converted into bioenergy feedstocks, or burned outright, reports a new study published in Nature Climate Change. The research looked at forest use in 169 countries. It found that foresters in temperate countries typically convert forests into timber products that store carbon for generations, whereas developers in the tropics are more likely to clear forests for energy or...

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