Huge-scale ecological engineering around the edges of one of the world's largest and driest deserts has turned it into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits, research suggests.
I’ve read mixed things on whether any of the planted trees are native. If they purely selected trees for fast growth, nothing native to the ecosystem will find its niche and grow. Even if they are native and its a monoculture, that doesn’t guarantee that other native plants will find their way into it
I’m more familiar with forestry practices in the US, but in forests where a single tree is replanted the regular species do not return in significant numbers
I’ve read mixed things on whether any of the planted trees are native. If they purely selected trees for fast growth, nothing native to the ecosystem will find its niche and grow. Even if they are native and its a monoculture, that doesn’t guarantee that other native plants will find their way into it
I’m more familiar with forestry practices in the US, but in forests where a single tree is replanted the regular species do not return in significant numbers