“That even some of the most iconic and best protected forests such as those found in World Heritage sites can actually contribute to climate change is alarming and brings to light evidence of the severity of this climate emergency,” Tales Carvalho, report co-author and project officer for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation , said in a statement.
Forests are considered vital for curbing climate change due to their ability to work as so-called carbon sinks. Trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen, removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. All 257 forests together do act as a net carbon sink, according to the research which analysed a period from 2001 to 2020. Still, human activities like logging and intense climate-related events such as wildfires are hindering their ability to capture and store more carbon than they emit, which experts say is a cause for grave concern.
Blaming trees for carbon, blaming the healthy for being super spreaders of disease... Par for the course with the Irish Slimes in 2021.
Not related to the ads you carry for the likes of Diarmuid Gavin who needs his Ranelagh 4×4 by Land Rover.
Ban humans.