Notably, politically the notion of forests as carbon sinks have been a very convenient fig leaf for politicians not wanting to reduce emissions in other parts of society.
Notably, politically the notion of forests as carbon sinks have been a very convenient fig leaf for politicians not wanting to reduce emissions in other parts of society.
The link you are replying to is explicit that forests are carbon sinks (which is just a scientific fact), and that the change here is due to logging.
Planting more trees than you cut down is an effective way of offsetting CO2 emissions.
And… “increased logging, rising emissions in peatland forests and declining carbon sink of mineral soils.”
Yes, “increased logging” means logging. It’s the primary change cited by the paper.