World's biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 17:50 in Earth & Climate

More than half of the carbon sink in the world's forests is in areas where the trees are relatively young -- under 140 years old -- rather than in tropical rainforests, research shows.

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