Tree planting: A double‐edged sword to fight climate change in an era of megafires
Virgilio Hermoso, Adrián Regos, Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez, Andrea Duane, Lluís Brotons
Abstract
Climate regulation strategies based on forest restoration could pose an increase in fire risk, especially under drier and warmer conditions over large regions of Europe, impacting climate, the environment and human health. Climate-smarter options, such as wetlands restoration or recovery of grassland, that provide similar benefits for climate but also develop less flammable landscape is a more suitable option for these regions in Europe and elsewhere facing similar challenges.
Topics & Concepts
Climate changeWetlandTree plantingGrasslandFlammable liquidSWORDAgroforestryEnvironmental resource managementGlobal warmingEnvironmental scienceGeographyEcologyComputer scienceBiologyThermodynamicsOperating systemPhysicsFire effects on ecosystemsForest Management and PolicyForest ecology and management