'Planting trees is highly complex': Experts draw up 'golden rules' for reforestation projects

Michael Holder
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Reforestation can capture CO2, boost biodiversity, and is a key component of many firms' net zero strategies, but handled incorrectly it can also have disastrous environmental impacts, scientists warn

Tree planting is now a very big deal. Where once it might have been more commonly associated with schoolchildren on field trips, forestry is now quickly becoming a top priority for some of the biggest...

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