The simple, one-word answer to that question is “No”. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers analysed a series of large-scale tree-planting programmes in north India and concluded that there is no evidence of such plantations offering substantial climate benefits or supporting livelihoods. But the world is brimming with tree-planting initiatives: the Bonn Challenge, Trees Forever, Trees for the Future, the Trillion Tree Campaign, the One Trillion Trees Initiative, the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami, Plant a Billion Trees, the list goes on and new additions are made every few months. Countries are …
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