Summary

Tree planting provides wood, biomass and climate benefits, but the location where those new forests are established matters. An international study by researchers in Spain, Chile and Finland shows that converting nonforested land into planted forests can increase wildfire activity, with contrasting outcomes across temperate regions. The study , published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) , used satellite records from 2001 to 2023 to analyze 67,248 patches converted into planted forests.

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