Summary:
In the foothills of the Rockies, many of us love our forests for adventures. Now researchers have discovered a new reason to love forests: they keep our planet cool by releasing compounds into the atmosphere.
This episode was aired on February 7, 2018.
Credits:
- Written, narrated, and produced by Erika Foster, Edited by Rod Lammers and Patricia Salerno
References:
- https://www.nature.com/
articles/s41467-017-02412-4 (Nature Communications Article) - https://news.mongabay.com/
2018/01/study-reveals-forests– have-yet-another-climate- protection-superpower/ (News story on Nature Comm article) - http://blog.sustainability.
colostate.edu/?q=foster (Colorado State University School of Global Environmental Sustainability Blog) - https://www.ted.com/talks/
tshering_tobgay_this_country_ isn_t_just_carbon_neutral_it_ s_carbon_negative (TED talk) - http://www.un-redd.org/single-
post/2018/01/05/Why-we-should- be-more-optimistic-about- forests-and-climate-change-1 (UN-REDD program) - http://www.pnas.org/content/
114/44/11645 (PNAS article)