The assessment suggests that damage to forests can dramatically change how much carbon they can store
Severely degraded forests, such as this one in Bolivia, are helping convert the tropics — sometimes called the “lungs of the planet” — into carbon emitters.
Full article in Science News For Students: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/tropics-may-now-emit-more-carbon-dioxide-they-absorb