reforestation
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Nature could suck up 21 percent of our greenhouse emissions (with a little help)
Marshes, farmland, and forests: We need all carbon-sucking ecosystems on deck
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Henry Red Cloud is planting hope with 100,000 saplings
Henry Red Cloud, a Lakota Sioux tribal member, is addressing climate change using strategies he calls "new ways to honor the old ways."
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Underground green economy employing millions
UPDATE: Thousands more people are now being employed in the “restoration economy” to clean up the oil spill. Jobs are just one more reason why we need a national effort to restore the Gulf ecosystem. There’s a new economy springing up around the country — but it’s operating almost entirely in secret. It’s called “the […]
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Reduce, Recycle, and Replant – Data Highlights on Restoring the World's Forests
The world’s forests, which cover a third of Earth’s land area, provide us with many essential services. They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give us oxygen, limit soil erosion, aid in flood control and aquifer recharge, and host a wealth of biodiversity. But as human populations have grown, so, too, have the demands […]