EurekAlert!17d
Most of the carbon sequestered on land is stored in soil and water
An international study, with the participation of INRAE and the CEA, has discovered that the majority of terrestrial carbon ...
Beyond the Trees: Surprising New Carbon Sinks Revealed
Terrestrial carbon sinks grew by 30% from 1992 to 2019, with most carbon stored in nonliving pools, not forests, prompting a ...
Coastal wetlands, champions of carbon capture, are believed to remove more greenhouse gases than they produce
Early findings from space-based flux data confirm that in addition to acting as a sink of carbon dioxide, tropical wetlands ...
Advnture on MSN4d
Plant powered padding? This new design concept from Berghaus features insulation derived from wetland regeneration
The 'biomaterial' is made from plants used in regenerative farming practices, which seek to restore wetlands worldwide ...
Fort Frances Times3d
The West Coast’s tidal swamps are supercharged carbon sinks
A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ...
Inside Climate News11d
New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections
Modeling by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that at least 60 percent of individual wetlands are left unprotected ...
Phys.org17d
Not just trees: Most of the carbon sequestered on land is stored in soil and water, study finds
bodies of water and wetlands has led current dynamic global vegetation models to greatly overestimate the role of forests in terrestrial carbon sinks. This study identifies key processes in ...
Florida Politics5d
Gov. DeSantis opposes bipartisan carbon sequestration measure, but will it matter?
The Legislature has asserted itself as a coequal branch of government, and is no longer exclusively carrying the Governor's ...
Beavers have made a comeback in Connecticut. A new UConn project aims to track their growth.
Beavers were once on the brink of extinction, but over 100 years of protected status has seen their population rise steadily ...
BirdLife International12d
From Earth’s green lungs to grey smokestacks: how European forests became carbon emitters
Increased logging: About 90% of new forest growth is now lost to deforestation and natural factors, compared to just 70% in ...
technologynetworks16d
Most Carbon Sequestered on Land Is Stored in Soil and Water
bodies of water and wetlands has led current dynamic global vegetation models to greatly overestimate the role of forests in terrestrial carbon sinks. This study identifies key processes in ...