1.0South Africa Gazettehttps://southafricagazette.comSouth Africa Gazettehttps://southafricagazette.comStamping out savanna fires doesn’t bolster carbon sink by much, study finds - South Africa Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TltnL1rGoa"><a href="https://southafricagazette.com/stamping-out-savanna-fires-doesnt-bolster-carbon-sink-by-much-study-finds/">Stamping out savanna fires doesn’t bolster carbon sink by much, study finds</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://southafricagazette.com/stamping-out-savanna-fires-doesnt-bolster-carbon-sink-by-much-study-finds/embed/#?secret=TltnL1rGoa" width="600" height="338" title="“Stamping out savanna fires doesn’t bolster carbon sink by much, study finds” — South Africa Gazette" data-secret="TltnL1rGoa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://southafricagazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/43547-origin_1.jpg768512Published by Mongabay A nearly seven-decade-long experiment in South Africa’s largest national park is yielding surprising results about how fires mold savanna land. The analysis from Kruger National Park, published in the journal Nature, found that stamping out fires generates much smaller carbon sequestration gains than previously thought — a mere 0.35 metric tons of … Continue reading ""