Climate change has led many people and organization to explore how we can pull more carbon out of the atmosphere and store it (carbon sequestration). This carbon collection can happen in many forms, and growing plants are one key method for storing carbon. Plants use CO2 from the atmosphere to grow, and they release oxygen as their “waste product” - the opposite of animal metabolism. Carbon sequestration is more complex than just planting trees. Background Stories recently partnered with Dovetail Partners to visually show how humans can more effectively support carbon sequestration while also meeting human needs for forest products.
Carbon flows through an ongoing loop in forests: certain events cause carbon to be released, and other events cause carbon to be captured. This series of infographics captures the complex and dynamic nature of healthy forests.
