Good intentions, collateral damage: forest conservation may be hurting grasslands

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJul 10, 2014, 12:28 pm81 pts
Trees absorb CO2 and trap carbon molecules, and countless are lost as forests are felled around the world. So why not plant as many as we can? A recent paper suggests otherwise; the planting of more trees through international reforestation schemes may actually be harming tropical grasslands, which harbor…

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