Do forests clean the air?

2001/05/24 Elhuyar Zientzia

• Ekologia
• Ingurumena

Several environmentalist politicians expected humans to absorb carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. Thus, to reduce carbon dioxide in the air, forest planting was proposed. This solution, however, is not as effective as expected.

Two groups of American researchers, after studies in a pine forest, have shown that their beliefs were too optimistic. Research published in the journal Nature should be taken into account when calculating the damage caused by carbon dioxide emissions.

Despite the need for more research, it has been shown that what I saw in forests was wrong in solving the greenhouse effect and climate change problems. The increase in forests does not allow contamination.