Big data project reveals where carbon-stocking projects in Africa provide greatest benefits
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 11:00
in Earth & Climate
One way to reduce concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is to ensure that carbon is stored on the ground to the greatest extent possible. But how do you quantify the potential of landscapes to stock carbon? Researchers now present the first continental-scale assessment of which areas may provide the greatest direct and indirect benefits from carbon storage reforestation projects in Africa.