How old-growth forests protect our climate

Name: How old-growth forests protect our climate
Uploaded: 2024
Duration: 28 min
Description: Giant trees that have stood for decades or even centuries are an elixir of life on our planet. They help purify the air, preserve biodiversity and are key to slowing down climate change. But the number of these age-old giants is dwindling fast. Deforestation, drought, and pests pose a huge threat to old-growth trees and destroy their ecosystems.

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Giant trees that have stood for decades or even centuries are an elixir of life on our planet. They help purify the air, preserve biodiversity and are key to slowing down climate change. But the number of these age-old giants is dwindling fast. Deforestation, drought, and pests pose a huge threat to old-growth trees and destroy their ecosystems.

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