Timber
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How plantations work towards ecological balance
Timber production is important for South Africa but it covers huge swaths of land. The movement of species is assisted through the creation of corridors between the plantations
Developing a bioeconomy in Africa could drive nature-positive economic growth
But more research, development and innovation, as well as investment is needed
World leaders promise an end to the ‘chainsaw massacres’ causing deforestation at COP26
As long as agribusinesses and global financial institutions continued to fuel and make money from global deforestation these carbon sinks will continue to be razed
Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says
A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems