Is There a More Climate-Friendly Way to Manage Our Forests?
The logging industry argues that cutting down old-growth trees is good for forest management, but the science says otherwise.
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Carbon Sinks
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Increasing Frequency of Drought Is Changing the Amazon From Carbon Sink to Source
New research finds just one season of drought can reduce the carbon dioxide absorption ability of the world's biggest rainforest—the Amazon—for years to come.
Human-Caused Fires Are Destroying the Amazon
A new study using a combination of data sources finds that fire is causing more degradation of forests than logging, the other most significant driver of loss in the Amazon.
Tropical Forests Are Not the Carbon Sinks We Thought They Were
A new study shows that tropical forests emit more carbon than they consume, mostly due to human activities.
How Giant Icebergs Can Help Fight Climate Change
Melting icebergs leave behind a trail of nutrients that seeds the growth of tiny, carbon-sequestering marine organisms.
Warmer Nights Could Turn the Tropics Into a Major Carbon Source
Rising nighttime temperatures in the tropics threaten to flip the region from a carbon sink to a carbon source.
Is Seagrass in Danger?
A new study finds cause for concern—and a sliver of hope—in disturbed seagrass meadows off the coast of Australia.
Sedentary Seabed Creatures Create a Carbon Sink
New research finds that, as sea ice disappears, filter feeders are flourishing on the sea floor, and in the process are locking up carbon in their tissues as they grow.
Warehousing CO2: What Lies Beneath
Seagrass meadows are some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet. New research shows that they’re enormous carbon sinks, too.