Planting trees is not enough: Lasting climate benefits depend on land rights and livelihoods

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A study from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich finds that social and institutional barriers threaten three-quarters of the estimated global potential for new forests to absorb carbon dioxide. The research emphasizes that land rights and local livelihoods are essential for tree-planting projects to deliver lasting climate benefits.

A new LMU study shows that three-quarters of the estimated global potential for new forests to capture CO₂ is threatened by significant social and institutional challenges.