carbon sinks
Carbon sinks refer to natural or artificial systems that absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas concentrations.
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Related Concepts (15)
- afforestation and reforestation for carbon capture
- blue carbon ecosystems as carbon sinks
- carbon capture and storage technologies
- carbon footprints of different land uses
- carbon offsets and carbon sink projects
- carbon sequestration
- carbon storage in biomass
- forests as carbon sinks
- mangrove forests as carbon sinks
- oceans as carbon sinks
- peatlands as carbon sinks
- reforestation as a carbon sink strategy
- soil as a carbon sink
- tropical rainforests as carbon sinks
- wetlands as carbon sinks