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Reducing Deforestation could Decrease Carbon Emissions by a Fifth

2014-06-07 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Saving trees would reduce carbon dioxide emission by a fifth, new study suggests. According to the researchers, tropical forests absorb some two billion tons of carbon, which is equivalent to a fifth of world's carbon emissions. The trees store the carbon in their barks and leaves. Human activities such as logging and forest fires significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers said that if reducing deforestations could cut carbon emission levels by a fifth. The study was conducted...

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