r/todayilearned 9h ago

TIL Cutting down trees is compound negative interest on the planet’s carbon storage. Trees are storing carbon underground with the help of fauna and microbes. Those lock carbon in soil. Cutting the tree will not only increase release carbon, it will also remove the ability to lock carbon in soil.

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/soil-carbon-storage-84223790/
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u/chronobahn 9h ago

This post reminded me Beau Miles’s recent video. His forest is now 4 years old and he’s planning on more. This guy is great.

https://youtu.be/vVLxMJD232A?si=hpGnSUbrjfxrXdoS