The scientific community is unanimous that forests are our natural "air conditioners" on both a local and global scale, and that humanity's future depends on them. While the world struggles to meet the 1.5C climate change target, a report published Thursday shows that, thanks to unique biophysical processes, tropical forests have an enormous and underestimated potential to keep the earth’s temperatures in check.
The report, The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate, explains why forests are so precious for the earth's future and warns that their value is greatly underestimated by decision makers.
