What are the Opportunities for Nature-Based Tourism Related to Carbon Sinks?

This year's Global Carbon Budget reports that atmospheric CO2 concentrations will likely reach 422.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2024, which is 52% above pre- ... In recent decades, the world's forests have served as a net sink of carbon (1.1. ± 0.8 GtC yr–1) with living tree biomass accumulating most of it6. While local7 ... Mar 14, 2024 ... Increased carbon sink in wet years exceeds the reduction in dry years. Greater precipitation variability enhances carbon sink strength. Feb 8, 2017 ... A new study, published in Nature, finds that recent changes in circulation patterns in the world's oceans are playing a key role in how much CO2 they take up. Mar 4, 2020 ... Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests. Nature. 2020 Mar;579(7797):80-87. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0 Nov 12, 2019 ... Scotland's bogs are now the scene of an intense restoration effort in which millions of exotic trees are being felled to fight climate change. Nov 9, 2020 ... New research reveals that once anthropogenic carbon emissions drop, so too will the ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide. When soils store more CO2 than they release, they act as so-called “carbon sinks“. Plants, some aquatic ecosystems, underground environments and long-life ... Oct 20, 2022 ... A forest becomes a carbon sink if it absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases. Photosynthesis deposits it in the forest biomass ... Aug 24, 2021 ... Oceans are considered to be the main natural carbon sinks, absorbing approximately 25% of the carbon emitted into the atmosphere. Plankton, ...