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The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago (psmag.com)
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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As the article says though, monoculture crops aren't a good replacement for what came before. Also, older trees are thought to sink much more carbon than younger trees; so the near-elimination of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest ... is still a disaster for the planet. :(

[–] actionary@slrpnk.net 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

(this is from 2018)

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

And holy shit have a lot of ash trees died since then! Fucking beetle 😢

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 4 days ago

(Not this planet, sorry)