#2 | Trees: should we just plant more?

<p><i>"The jingle which everyone quotes is the right tree in the right place" (Harriet Rix)</i></p> <p>At first, the clear need for carbon removal begs the question - isn't that what trees do?</p> <p>And they do - amongst a whole host of other benefits that they bring to our lives (tree-huggers exist for good reason).</p> <p>Yet human activity certainly does not always display our gratitude for the value that trees bring us. With continued deforestation, raging wildfires and rising storm damage, our forests are facing a tough time.</p> <p>So it's simple - plant more trees and protect the ones we have?</p> <p>Well, sort of...</p> <p>In this episode, Tom and Emily work through the complexities to understand the role that our forests may play in the carbon removal puzzle.</p> <p>Many thanks to our excellent guests in this episode:</p> <ul><li><b>Gert-Jan Nabuurs</b> (Leading author on IPCC Report 6 for Land Management &amp; Professor of European Forest Resources at <a href="https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/Gert-Jan-prof.dr.ir.-GJMM-Gert-Jan-Nabuurs.htm" target="_blank">Wageningen University</a>)</li><li><b>Diego Saez Gil</b> (CEO of <a href="https://pachama.com/about" target="_blank">Pachama</a>)</li><li><b>Harriet Rix</b> (Tree Science and Research Projects Manager at the UK charity <a href="https://treecouncil.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team/harriet-rix/" target="_blank">The Tree Council</a>)</li></ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p> <p>To learn more about <i>The Carbon Removal Show</i>, including further reading, sources from the episode, and our free newsletter head to: <a href="https://restored.cc/" target="_blank">https://restored.cc/</a></p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.patch.io/" target="_blank">Patch</a> for sponsoring the podcast</p>