Festive snowy forests - D'Souza
From Reviewer 2 does geoengineering by Andrew Lockley
December 13, 2025 · 1h 13m
About this episode
The episode discusses the climate potential of reforesting Boreal forests with guest Kevin Bradley D'Souza.
What could be more festive than carbon storage in snowy evergreen forests? @geoengineering1 interviews Kevin Bradley D'Souza, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Waterloo, about the real climate potential of reforesting Boreal forests. Kevin explains the crucial role these forests play in carbon storage, biodiversity, and permafrost protection, while noting that reforestation in the Boreal comes with important challenges. The conversation explores key factors such as albedo effects, wildfire risks, and the importance of Indigenous perspectives in forest management. Kevin also stresses the need for careful, multi-dimensional approaches to reforestation and urges caution around commercial forest-based carbon credits, given the scientific uncertainties that still remain. Papers discussed: Dsouza, K. B., Ofosu, E., Salkeld, J., Boudreault, R., Moreno-Cruz, J., & Leonenko, Y. (2025). Assessing the climate benefits of afforestation in the Canadian Northern Boreal and Southern Arctic. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1964. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56699-9 Dsouza, K. B., Ofosu, E., Boudreault, R., Moreno-Cruz, J., & Leonenko, Y. (2025). Substantial carbon…
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Lockley
Guest: Kevin Bradley D'Souza
Topics covered
- carbon storage
- reforestation
- Boreal forests
- climate change
- biodiversity
- Indigenous perspectives
Keywords
- carbon storage
- Boreal forests
- reforestation
- climate change
- Indigenous perspectives
- wildfire risks
- albedo effects
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Waterloo
Books & works: Assessing the climate benefits of afforestation in the Canadian Northern Boreal and Southern Arctic, Substantial carbon removal capacity of Taiga reforestation and afforestation at Canada’s boreal edge
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