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Alaska gambles on turning boreal forest into farmland

Por: CBS News Nation November 18, 2022

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Alaska's boreal forest is one of the largest trappers of carbon dioxide in the world. But as the state warms twice as fast as the rest of the U.S., once frozen land is now thawed out and up for grabs. I see climate change in Alaska as an opportunity to bring in more crops, to develop more land, said Erik Johnson, who oversees the for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. In October, the project began auctioning off 140,000 acres of... + full article



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