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The wrong kind of leaves…
While you’d think China and India adding an Amazon rainforest’s worth of plants to the world would be a good thing, a new report from Boston University finds that it may not be as positive as it sounds.
The paper, Nature Sustainability, analysed remote sensing data from NASA and discovered that over the last two decades, the Earth has increased its green leaf area by a total of 5%. The two countries that have been most responsible for the global greening are China and India.
However, this isn’t necessarily good news. For while China’s Green Great Wall tree-planting efforts – similar to sustainable forestry practices in Western Europe and tree regrowth on abandoned lands in Eastern Europe – enhance the planet’s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon, greening achieved through intensive agriculture does not have the same effect. Indeed, carbon absorbed by crops is quickly released back into the atmosphere.
Read the fascinating insight here.
The Global Good Awards 2019 are now open!
There are 13 categories to choose from including Environmental Behaviour Change, Sustainable Supply Chain and Good Employer of the Year. And remember entry fees are only charged when you submit your entry. There are no fees to pay for starting an application.
