Laser scanning forests may boost carbon estimates, but credibility questions linger

Mongabay
Jun 26, 2026, 10:55 am71 ptsTrending
Forests are natural carbon sinks. But as reforestation of degraded land is becoming a global climate solution, a persistent question lingers: How do we know how much carbon a forest is actually storing? Researchers say ground-based laser scanning, or LiDAR, could improve the efficiency of measuring the outcomes…

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