Evapotranspiration (ET)—the distribution and partitioning of which is strongly mediated by
vegetation—is central to the water, energy and carbon cycles. In this Review, we examine …

Tower, ground-based and satellite observations indicate that tropical deforestation results in
warmer, drier conditions at the local scale. Understanding the regional or global impacts of …

Climate policy has thus far focused solely on carbon stocks and sequestration to evaluate
the potential of forests to mitigate global warming. These factors are used to assess the …

Urgent solutions to global climate change are needed. Ambitious tree‐planting initiatives,
many already underway, aim to sequester enormous quantities of carbon to partly …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

The replacement of natural lands with urban structures has multiple environmental
consequences, yet little is known about the magnitude and extent of albedo-induced …

Forestation of the vast global drylands has been considered a promising climate change
mitigation strategy. However, its actual climatic benefits are uncertain because the forests' …

Forest-driven water and energy cycles are poorly integrated into regional, national,
continental and global decision-making on climate change adaptation, mitigation, land use …

Biophysical effects from deforestation have the potential to amplify carbon losses but are
often neglected in carbon accounting systems. Here we use both Earth system model …

Changing vegetation cover alters the radiative and non-radiative properties of the surface.
The result of competing biophysical processes on Earth's surface energy balance varies …