![]() ![]() ![]() The consequences of climate change will be on many minds as world leaders gather in Glasgow starting this weekend for a key United Nations climate conference known as COP26. ![]() “Our report’s finding that even some of the most iconic and best protected forests, such as those found in World Heritage sites, can actually contribute to climate change is alarming.” “All forests should be assets in the fight against climate change,” said Tales Carvalho Resende, a co-author of the report who works at Paris-based UNESCO. The study adds to growing signs that human activities and the fallout from climate change - which scientists say has made weather extremes like drought and wildfires more likely - have transformed some natural carbon sinks that suck up CO2 from the air into net sources of it over the last two decades. The study was based on information collected through on-site monitoring and from satellites. The Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature and UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural and educational agency, said their report provides the first-ever assessment of greenhouse gases produced and absorbed in UNESCO-listed forests. ![]()
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