The climate impact of reforestation depends more on where trees are planted than on the total number planted, with tropical regions offering the greatest potential for cooling. doi.org/hbssm7

Location of reforestation projects has greater effect on climate than number of trees planted, study shows

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH Zurich researchers show that the location in which reforestation is taking place is usually more important than the number of trees planted.

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Our research was featured by the ETH Zurich News ! ✨ The article explains our findings how strategic planting can achieve the same global climate benefits with significantly less land. Thanks a lot to Peter Rüegg, Samuel Schlaefli, @usyseth.bsky.social and @ethz.ch!

ETH Zurich@ethz.ch · 6mo ago

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH Zurich researchers show that the location in which reforestation is taking place is usually more important than the number of trees planted. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH Zurich researchers show that the location in which reforestation is taking place is usually more important than the number of trees planted. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

Not every forest cools the Earth

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH Zurich researchers show that the location in which reforestation is taking plac...

ethz.ch

How would the climate respond to large-scale reforestation projects? 🌍🤔 My new "Behind the Paper" explores why more trees don't always mean more cooling and what this means for global policy. communities.springernature.com/posts/less-i...

Less is more: Strategic reforestation achieves same cooling with less land

Current global policies assume that more trees always mean more cooling. By accounting for the physical impacts of trees in addition to carbon uptake, we show that where we plant can be more important...

communities.springernature.com

Is more always better? Not when it comes to planting trees to cool the climate 🌲🌍 Our new study in @commsearth.nature.com shows that strategic reforestation can achieve the same cooling with half the land www.nature.com/articles/s43... #Reforestation #ScienceforPolicy

Reforestation scenarios shape global and regional temperature outcomes - Communications Earth & Environment

Strategic reforestation can achieve similar global cooling with half the forest area, by avoiding reforestation in high latitudes, as revealed by implementing three distinct reforestation scenarios in...

nature.com

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster at #EGU25 today! It was great to discuss my research with so many engaged climate scientists and to learn from your questions and insights. P.S. If you are at EGU, you still have the chance to vote for the OSPP if you like :)

Next up, PhD student @norafahrenbach.bsky.social has a poster with mechanistic insights into tropical circulation and hydroclimate responses to forest cover change, showing an interesting competition between surface roughness and energetic effects. Tu 10:45-12:30 doi.org/10.5194/egus... (3/11)

I’m looking forward to EGU next week, where there will be a large representation from the ETH Climate Dynamics group! A 🧵 of all the exciting research our group will be sharing. I’m also looking forward to catching up with everyone going to EGU! (1/11)

At #EGU25, we’re hosting the session "Crowd-solving Problems in Earth Sciences"—a space to tackle common research challenges together. 📅 Thu, 01 May | 🕑 14:00–15:45 CEST | 📍 Room 2.42

Looking forward to presenting the results from our study at #EGU25 in Vienna next week! The rough reality: How forests reshape tropical circulation and hydroclimate 📅 Tue, 29 Apr, | 🕑 10:45–12:30 CEST | 📍 Hall X1, X1.43

Nora Fahrenbach@norafahrenbach.bsky.social · last yr.

How will future afforestation impact the tropical water cycle? 🌲💦 You can find out more in our new preprint egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

How will future afforestation impact the tropical water cycle? 🌲💦 You can find out more in our new preprint egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

At #EGU25, we’re hosting the session "Crowd-solving Problems in Earth Sciences"—a space to tackle common research challenges together. 📅 Thu, 01 May | 🕑 14:00–15:45 CEST | 📍 Room 2.42

Our initiative was featured in one of the largest Italian newspapers yesterday! In our open letter addressed to the COP29 president (cop29letter.org), we are asking for drastic emission cuts as COP29 risks delegitimising itself otherwise www.corriere.it/pianeta2030/...

COP29 Open Letter

Open letter initiated by students in Climate Sciences and Engineering

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We #StandforParis ! Please help us by signing our open letter calling COP29 to commit to drastic emission cuts cop29letter.org