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UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources reports

A first-of-its-kind study published today in Nature Climate Change sheds new light on reforestation, the restoration of tree cover to deforested areas, and its untapped potential as a powerful and responsive climate strategy. 

The analysis, which was co-authored by researchers from Conservation International and UC Berkeley, found that well-planned reforestation projects have up to 10 times more low-cost carbon removal potential than previous estimates from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have indicated. The study is the first to calculate the cost-per-ton of reforestation based on actual data from projects in low- and middle-income countries and is particularly significant as world leaders attempt to meet the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement.

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