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the mossy trees are covered in thick green leaves and ferns on a foggy day

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a large tree in the middle of a forest

The older and larger a tree is, the more greenhouse gas (GHG) they absorb from the atmosphere. These trees store GHG as carbon in their “leaves, branches, and trunks for decades and even centuries. When these trees get cut down, all this carbon gets released all at once. It’s important for old-growth forests to be connected in order to support these ECOSYSTEMS. But with the increase in logging, these enormous trees are becoming more disconnected from each other. It's all about biodiversity.

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a large tree with roots growing out of it's sides in the woods next to some rocks

Trees are essential to all life on earth. We’ve all heard it before. However, not everyone knows that age is much more than just a number in the realm of trees. Think of the 1000+ year old Redwoods of California, or the Hemlocks in Virginia which were standing during the Revolutionary War.

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© All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images The Hallidays Point region of the NSW Mid North Coast still has areas of coastal Tallowwood, Iron Bark,Turpentine,Grey Gum, Brush Box, White and Red Mahogany and also Coastal Blackbutt despite well over a hundred years of clearing firstly for forestry, then dairying and grazing and more recently rampant coastal rural acreage developments as well as burgeoning tourism infrastructure growth. This old blackbutt tree at Diamond Beach stands alone as a…

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The soaring canopy and dense understory of an old-growth forest could provide a buffer for plants and animals in a warming world, according to a study from Oregon State University published today in Science Advances.

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