Mengubur pohon yang mati akibat kebakaran hutan bertujuan untuk mengunci karbon

Jumat, 15 Mei 2026

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Sebuah proyek di Montana telah mengubur ribuan pohon mati dari kebakaran hutan tahun 2021 dalam upaya untuk menyimpan karbonnya di bawah tanah selama berabad-abad. Pendekatan yang dilakukan oleh Mast Reforestation ini menggantikan praktik umum membakar pohon secara bertumpuk. Hal ini juga memungkinkan perusahaan tersebut untuk menjual kredit karbon sambil menanam pohon baru di lokasi tersebut.

Pada tahun 2021, kebakaran hutan di Poverty Flats menghanguskan 267 kilometer persegi lahan dan memusnahkan 50.000 pohon pinus ponderosa di Gentry Ranch. Alih-alih menumpuk dan membakar batang pohon mati tersebut, yang seharusnya melepaskan hampir 7.000 ton karbon dioksida, para kru menempatkan pohon-pohon itu ke dalam lubang seluas 5.000 meter persegi dan menutupinya dengan tanah, kerikil, dan kain setebal enam meter.

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