Various reports have raised concerns about worsening global warming from increasing forestation. How do we ensure that any healthy forest legislation avoids causing negative impacts (e.g. "While tree planting is a popular solution, it is crucial to enhance and secure the permanence of the carbon stored in trees and soils. Indeed, if not managed effectively, tree planting could have a negative impact on global warming." - Â https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-01598-y)
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I don't think that's much of a concern, @Kermit Hovey. The only example of a negative impact I see in that paper is from decreasing albedo, a.k.a. the reflectivity of Earth's surface, which is only a problem in the Arctic where there's a lot of ice and snow cover. But we'll of course evaluate any healthy forests policy specifics before we support a bill.
@Kermit Hovey
Just planing trees is going to be insufficient and untimely, given that return-on-carbon sequestration takes awhile to happen. Â See the Miyawaki method for creating forests that can grow in 20-30 years instead of taking 150 to 200 years. Â Join that method with regenerative and sustainable farming, turning dirt into soil, Â and you've got a mighty combination that will address our survival needs a lot quicker than the way we've doing these things.
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