Why are scientists planting tiny forests in big cities?
Microforests are human-designed, dense urban forests that mimic natural ecosystems on a small scale, and they’re emerging as a powerful tool to combat climate change by cooling cities, boosting biodiversity, and sequestering carbon. This episode of Shortwave explores how a quarter-acre
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