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  cow76 at 02:58 PM JST - 21st October

  This article leaves lot to be desired, namely, how does 'thinning' the forest reduce greenhouse gases?

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  Nessie at 03:08 PM JST - 21st October

  This article leaves lot to be desired, namely, how does 'thinning' the forest reduce greenhouse gases?

  When you thin a forest, you increase the amount of light that each tree gets, so the trees grow faster and taller. Basically, you get bigger trees and more biomass, which means more CO2 sequestration.

  But I'm not sure how "thinning" is "tree planting." Something's missing there.

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  fatloser at 04:43 PM JST - 21st October

  I thought they was cutt'n down trees to help people with allergies!! Now dey's plant'n em again!!??

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  some14some at 06:30 PM JST - 21st October

  How much will it cost?

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  Good_Jorb at 01:47 AM JST - 22nd October

  If it is anything like the do in British Columbia, thinning is esstentially a cleaning of an area of forest of all the dead trees(wind storms, lighting strikes, beavers and so on) and over crowded. Afterwards, they have formula's developed to find the optimal amount of space between trees and if there is room the plant new trees. In theory creating a forest that is neither too sparse nor too crowded.

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  keshii at 05:04 AM JST - 22nd October

  Teehee. Did anyone else enjoy that they used the word "hike" in the context of reforesting? I've always found that the puns are quite ironic in the translations of this newspaper. You can take that in whichever direction that you will.

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  Osakadaz at 10:43 AM JST - 22nd October

  The Japanese have always looked after their own forestry..it is the trees in Indonesia and Tasmania and the like that need more protection from Japanese paper/timber companies.

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  proxy at 01:28 PM JST - 22nd October

  Japan was pretty much treeless after the war. When the replanted, they were put in too close together so they need to be thinned.

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