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Hey everyone! On this week's episode of Petri Dish, Sean and Nathan start their two-part conversation on Afforestation and Reforestation! There's a lot of talk about how trees can help save the planet from climate change and make all kinds of fun biomes for critters, replenish aquifers, prevent desertification, and so on. But is it as simple as just planting a ton of trees? Tune in to find out about all the sciencey details! References: https://www.environmentbuddy.com/plants-and-trees/what-is-afforestation-importance-advantages-disadvantages/ https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2026241118 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14875 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfr3.12482 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022169495028250 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19578-z https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo1223 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14887 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721026139 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7090374/ https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6612 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534719302526 https://ourworldindata.org/afforestation https://theconversation.com/planting-trees-must-be-done-with-care-it-can-create-more-problems-than-it-addresses-128259 https://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/afforestation-increases-water-supply-but-only-with-these-considerations/ https://www.pnas.org/content/111/8/2915.short https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837718302102 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21362-5 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aar4182