Reforestation done right is a multi-tasking climate solution

Abstract

Reforesting burned and degraded lands can help stabilize soils and protect soil health (Tzamtzis et al., 2023) in ways that benefit long-term forest productivity, watershed function, habitat, and soil carbon (Nave et al., 2018).These fundamentals are settled facts, reinforced by data from sources such as the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (EPA, 2024) that shows the trees, forests, and forest products in the United States are currently providing net sequestration of more than 750 Mt CO2 per year.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change frontiersin.org Daley . / gc. .