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Hi Parker, thanks for this article! Curious to know - do you know how many tree planting or carbon offsetting projects are planting trees in forests that have become forests on converted grasslands? Implication if a lot would be most 'tree-planting' projects (esp companies that promise to plant x amnt of trees for certain purchases) are actually not as helpful as they may seem.
That's my photo you are using there. Taken from this article: https://theconversation.com/when-tree-planting-actually-damages-ecosystems-120786
Hi Parker, thanks for this article! Curious to know - do you know how many tree planting or carbon offsetting projects are planting trees in forests that have become forests on converted grasslands? Implication if a lot would be most 'tree-planting' projects (esp companies that promise to plant x amnt of trees for certain purchases) are actually not as helpful as they may seem.