Where to plant a trillion trees to save planet Earth? A study maps all the land that’s available | Explained News, The Indian Express

Where to plant a trillion trees to save planet Earth? A study maps all the land that’s available | Explained News, The Indian Express
Written by Kabir Firaque |New Delhi |Updated: July 9, 2019 9:28:54 am

Where to plant a trillion trees to save planet Earth? A study maps all the land that’s available

Researchers have quantified how much land around the world is available for reforestation, as well as the extent of carbon emissions these would prevent from being released into the atmosphere.

What has so far been unclear, however, is how much of this tree cover might be actually possible in the existing conditions on the planet.

Restoration of forests has long been seen as a potential measure to combat climate change. The latest special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests that an increase of 1 billion hectares of forest will be necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050. What has so far been unclear, however, is how much of this tree cover might be actually possible in the existing conditions on the planet.