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Forest protection alone isn't enough. If you rely on forests, you'd actually have to grow them. Which would conflict with growing human population.

If the forests want to grow, they will do so themselves thank you very much.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/12/09/...

There are no tropical forests in the EU. And German forests do only grow by increasing biomass of older trees, new saplings are completely eaten away by deer if not actively protected.

The CBAM should be a good first step to twist China and US arm into pricing their carbon as it should be.

What do the trees in the Amazon breathe?