Analysis of these 250,000 tree records reveals that, on average, remaining undisturbed forests are trapping carbon, showing that they are a globally significant carbon sink.
Tropical forests absorb 5 bn tonnes of CO2 emissions yearly
London (IANS): Tropical rain forests are absorbing nearly five billion tonnes of carbon-dioxide from the air, released yearly by burning fossil fuels.
This includes a previously unknown carbon sink in Africa, mopping up 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 each year, according to the latest research.
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