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Also note that some deserts are variable, and human activity can tip the balance [1].

especially considering the global carbon balance, it seems that tipping some parts of the desert back to forest would be a net plus. Humans are already doing massive uncontrolled experiments with bad results, it may help some to do some deliberate experiments with good foundations with the goal of creating good results?

[1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-really-tu...




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