China’s carbon sinks from land-use change underestimated
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02296-z The terrestrial carbon flux—sources and sinks—under land-use change (LUC) is difficult to quantify. Here, using a LUC dataset drawing on remote sensing and forest inventory data, the authors show that in China the carbon sink from LUC (such as afforestation) may be underestimated.