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Surprising results in new study on future carbon storage in Indian forests

Misty forest
Misty forest in Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo: Erik Törner

A new study from MGeo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences), with support from BECC and MERGE, researcher Nitin Chaudhary shows how climate change may affect carbon storage in Indian forests – and has attracted wide attention in major Indian media. In this Q&A (questions and answers) Nitin explains why the findings matter, what makes the study new, and why the results need to be communicated with care.

Hello, Nitin Chaudhary!

Congratulations on the great exposure for your study!
Tell us more about it.

"The study looks at how much carbon Indian forests store, and how that may change under different climate conditions. It explores how changing rainfall patterns and other climate factors can affect forests and, in turn, their ability to store carbon.

In some cases, climate change may lead to more rainfall, which could increase carbon storage. But the effects are not the same in every region or every type of forest. The study uses an advanced model developed at Lund University, which helps us understand how forest ecosystems behave over time. This matters because millions of people depend on forests in their daily lives, and changes in forests affect both nature and people in India."

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This text is published in full och MGeo's website: Surprising results in new study on future carbon storage in Indian forests | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences