Biodiverse ecosystems have the potential to provide important services to humanity. One such service involves carbon accumulation. Biodiversity may help to reduce the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere, which may help to reduce climate change. Biodiversity is important because each species has a specific function in nature. When many different species make up an...Read More

Forest health signifies the carrying capacity of a forest for carbon sequestration. A healthy forest is thought to be a natural solution to climate change because it removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and stores it in wood and soil. Increasing the amount of carbon stored in healthy forests and harvested wood products can...Read More