To mitigate climate change we need to drastically cut emissions and draw existing carbon out of the atmosphere. Trees offer us a powerful, nature-based tool to capture and store carbon. However, until recently we lacked understanding of how much tree cover might be possible under current and future climate conditions – and were these trees might exist. Our lab has created a first ever quantitative, spatially explicit map of the Earth’s tree carrying capacity – revealing where trees can be restored around the world. Watch the video to learn more about our findings!
