Trees can often appear as little more than verdant wallpaper, a fuzzy green background for humans’ comings and goings. But governments and nonprofit organizations worldwide are now talking up trees as potential saviors in slowing climate change.
If only it were that simple. As our reporters explain in this special issue on trees and climate change, simply saying “add a trillion more trees!” fails to address the complexities of biology, ecosystems and human behavior.
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