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Freshwater wetland restoration helps create carbon sinks, but far too slowly for our purposes, study finds

Published 11:03 on March 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:03 on March 4, 2024  / Chia-Erh Kuo /  International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Freshwater wetland restoration can turn degraded wetlands from net carbon sources into carbon sinks, though it takes far too long for Paris Agreement purposes, meaning climate projects should prioritise conserving existing ones, a study has found.
Freshwater wetland restoration can turn degraded wetlands from net carbon sources into carbon sinks, though it takes far too long for Paris Agreement purposes, meaning climate projects should prioritise conserving existing ones, a study has found.


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