December 14th 11am ESt

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On behalf of The Nature Conservancy’s Invasive Species Advisory Committee- North America Region, we are inviting you to a presentation on a new forest pest and carbon study titled, “Insect and Disease Disturbances Correlate with Reduced Carbon Sequestration in Forests of the Contiguous United States”.

Recently published in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, the study found that forests damaged by insects sequestered 69% less carbon than undamaged forests. Forests affected by disease sequestered 28% less carbon. In total, the damage caused by insects and diseases across the contiguous US is reducing the carbon sequestration potential of America’s forests by roughly 50 million tons of carbon dioxide each year – the equivalent of emissions from more than 10 million cars.

The study was conducted by scientists from Cornell University, The Nature Conservancy, the USDA Forest Service, the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Purdue University. The webinar will be presented by Leigh Greenwood, Forest Health Program Director, TNC North America; and Kristina Serbesoff King Director of Science and Planning, TNC Florida. Discussion facilitated by Rob Williams, Invasive Species Program Manager, TNC New York.