Though here can be a counterpoint to that. If they plant new trees to take the spot of the old one, it can be a net positive. Growing trees capture more carbon than grown trees.
Most large developed countries with established timber industries plant more trees than they harvest, but it’s close to monoculture, and depending on the type of harvest, they may be permanently removing vital nutrients that aren’t replenished.
Wood industry comes to mind.
Worldwide they destroy insane amounts of naturally grown woods, that need decades to grow again, if at all. A catastrophe for the climate.
Though here can be a counterpoint to that. If they plant new trees to take the spot of the old one, it can be a net positive. Growing trees capture more carbon than grown trees.
Well, they don’t.
(Only in a few countries)
Most large developed countries with established timber industries plant more trees than they harvest, but it’s close to monoculture, and depending on the type of harvest, they may be permanently removing vital nutrients that aren’t replenished.
Most countries on this planet’s surface are not inside Usa…
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