We Need a Solid Scientific Basis for Nature-based Climate Solutions in the United States

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 2024 Mar 27

PMID 38536749

Authors

Kimberly A Novick

Trevor F Keenan

William R L Anderegg

Caroline P Normile

Benjamin R K Runkle

Emily E Oldfield

Gyami Shrestha

Dennis D Baldocchi

Margaret E K Evans

James T Randerson

Jonathan Sanderman

Margaret S Torn

Anna T Trugman

Christopher A Williams

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