Ecologist Thomas Crowther’s research inspired countless tree-planting campaigns, greenwashing, and attacks from scientists. Now he’s back with a new plan for nature restoration.
As soon as I saw the headline I was like “$5 says this guy didn’t say stop planting trees, he said that planting trees isn’t enough. because it isn’t.”
Agreed, but I saw a chance for a cheap joke so I dropped the comment first. At this point a lot of folks in this field are advocating for drawdown by reduction and buffering/sequestration by restoring varied ecosystems.
As soon as I saw the headline I was like “$5 says this guy didn’t say stop planting trees, he said that planting trees isn’t enough. because it isn’t.”
Agreed, but I saw a chance for a cheap joke so I dropped the comment first. At this point a lot of folks in this field are advocating for drawdown by reduction and buffering/sequestration by restoring varied ecosystems.