World's northernmost forests also under threat from climate change

Green forest view from the top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff Alberta Canada. Photo: AFP

Forests play an essential role in capturing and storing carbon. But climate change poses a growing threat to these ecosystems. With fires and deforestation linked to human activity, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has, for example, released more carbon than it absorbed in the last 10 years, according to recent research.

In fact, these northern forests absorb a significant amount of Earth's carbon dioxide, highlights Boston University environmental earth scientist, Mark Friedl, senior author of the study. The results were conclusive: the world's northern forests won't be able to sequester as much carbon as expected."The far north is home to vast, dense stores of carbon that are very sensitive to climate change, and it will take a lot of monitoring and effort to make sure these forests and their carbon stores remain intact," explains Jonathan Wang, the paper's lead author and a PhD student in Mark Friedl's lab.

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