ArticleNature communications2025
Addressing critiques refines global estimates of reforestation potential for climate change mitigation.
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- The responsible use of global remote-sensing datasets.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- Deciduous afforestation as a natural climate solution: impacts on biomass and carbon sequestration in boreal forests of Canada.Carbon balance and management · 2026Article
- Reforestation scenarios shape global and regional temperature outcomes.Communications earth & environment · 2026Article
- Reforestation-induced aerosol cooling effects divergently modulated by various types of biogeophysical feedback.National science review · 2025Article
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Abstract
Reforestation is a prominent climate change mitigation strategy, but available global maps of reforestation potential are widely criticized and highly variable, which limits their ability to provide robust estimates of both the locations and total area of opportunity. Here we develop global maps that address common critiques, build on a review of 89 reforestation maps created at multiple scales, and present eight reforestation scenarios with varying objectives, including providing ecosystem services, minimizing social conflicts, and delivering government policies. Across scenarios, we find up to 195 Mha (million hectares) are available (2225 TgCO
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