Arbor Day: Why trees need to be grown and tracked, not just planted

Tree planting alone is not enough to save the planet. Image: Unsplash/Matt Artz
Karen D. Holl
Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Pedro H. S. Brancalion
Professor of Tropical Forestry, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo

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