Africa’s montane forests are more carbon-dense than even the Amazon
2021-09-10 06:27
A new study promises to give Africa’s mountain forests a leg up in the eyes of climate scientists. They store nearly 150 metric tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, according to the authors. Hectare for hectare, that’s more than the Amazon Rainforest. The U.N.’s leading scientific body on climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
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