Lund University: Old-growth Forests Store a Lot More Carbon Than Managed Forests
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
LUND, Sweden, March 19 (TNSjou) -- Lund University issued the following news release:
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Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests
Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil.
The study, published in the scientific journal Sci . . .
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Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests
Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil.
The study, published in the scientific journal Sci . . .