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Lakes may be carbon sinks, not sources, thanks to overlooked shorelines

Phys Dot Org 11 Aug 2025
Depending on the values used, we found that when littoral zones were included, lakes switched from a net carbon source to a net carbon sink; that is, the carbon stored annually in lake sediments was ...
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Chinese researchers quantify global wetland carbon sink

People Daily 08 Aug 2025
This study offers a new perspective that the stagnation in the growth of the wetland carbon sink was likely a significant driver behind the growth slowdown in the terrestrial carbon sink over the past two decades.
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Climate-protecting carbon sinks of EU forests are declining

Phys Dot Org 01 Aug 2025
... as carbon sinks, is becoming increasingly weaker.
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The European forest carbon sink is declining: can we reverse the trend (JRC - Joint Research Centre)

Public Technologies 30 Jul 2025
This process of removing carbon from the atmosphere is commonly referred to as the carbon sink. Worryingly, evidence now shows that the carbon sink is weakening, with Europe's forests absorbing less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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The European forest carbon sink is declining: can we reverse the trend (European Commission - Directorate General for Energy)

Public Technologies 30 Jul 2025
This process of removing carbon from the atmosphere is commonly referred to as the carbon sink ... An article published in Nature, led by the Joint Research Centre, details the forest carbon sink decline and its causes ... A shrinking carbon sink.
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Dynamic dataset reveals role of wetlands in terrestrial carbon sink change

Phys Dot Org 28 Jul 2025
The temporal trajectory of global wetland carbon uptake from 2000 to 2020 showed a positive correlation with terrestrial carbon sinks and can explain 33% of temporal variations in terrestrial carbon sinks.
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Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

New Scientist 26 Jul 2025
Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere ... .
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United States: TotalEnergies Expands Its Investments in Sustainable Forestry Operations to Preserve Carbon Sinks

Brattleboro Reformer 23 Jul 2025
PARIS, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TotalEnergies signed an agreement with NativState, an Arkansas-based forest carbon project developer, to conserve forests from land conversion and heavy timber harvesting ....
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Platform to gauge ecological barrier's role as carbon sink

China Daily 14 Jul 2025
China plans to build a comprehensive forest carbon sink monitoring platform in the Qinling-Daba Mountains by 2027, offering crucial data on fluctuations in greenhouse gases to inform wider decision-making around carbon emissions reduction.
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Young secondary forests may be the planet’s most overlooked carbon sink

Mongabay 08 Jul 2025
As governments and corporations scramble to meet climate pledges, the search for reliable and scalable carbon removal strategies has turned increasingly toward forests.
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Extensive package of measures to strengthen forest growth and carbon sinks (Government of Finland)

Public Technologies 04 Jul 2025
) Extensive package of measures to strengthen forest growth and carbon sinks ... The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has launched an extensive package of measures that aims to strengthen forest growth and carbon sinks on a long-term basis.
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Arunachal Pradesh is India’s top carbon sink: CM Pema Khandu

Hindustan Times 02 Jul 2025
Arunachal Pradesh has emerged as the country’s largest carbon sink, playing a crucial role in India’s fight against climate change, chief minister Pema Khandu said on Wednesday ... News / India News / Arunachal Pradesh is India’s top carbon sink.
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