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Climate change

United Nations • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
How we get tree planting wrong
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2021Dec 9
In the face of the impending climate catastrophe, there has been a growing clamour to repopulate the trillions of trees our planet has lost over the centuries but large-scale tree planting is not helping. Subscribe to It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs In some cases tree planting schemes are creating more problems for the environment. Josh Toussaint-Strauss discusses how we've been getting tree planting wrong, and what we should be doing instead to safeguard precious ecosystems and reduce greenhouse gases How soil offers hope for the climate crisis ►    • How soil offers hope for the climate ...   Can we really solve the climate crisis by planting trees? (part one) – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/science/a... Can we really solve the climate crisis by planting trees? (part two) – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/environme... Mapping Forest Regeneration Hotspots ► https://arcg.is/11e0On The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►   / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   #climatechange #trees #rewilding #treeplanting #plantingtrees

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It's Complicated

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