Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say

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Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say

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The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an attempt to offset excess carbon emissions. However, authors of an opinion paper published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution argue that these carbon-offset plantations might come with costs for biodiversity and other ecosystem functions. Instead, the authors say we should prioritize conserving and restoring intact ecosystems.

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It seems an oversimplification in approach, which is very human. 

Oversimplified or not, they're trying something, and I don't have any better ideas, so credit for at least trying something.