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How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth's climate?

By Karen D. Holl, Professor of Restoration Ecology, University of California, Santa Cruz

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If we planted 8 billion trees a year for 20 years, what would happen on Earth? – Shivam K., age 14, Nawada, Bihar, India

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