Misattributed biospheric carbon sink to the Three-North Program in the Taklamakan Desert may lead to an impractical policy: A commentary

T Tian Gao (State Key Laboratory of Special Materials Surface Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering) J Jiaojun Zhu X Xiao Zheng L Lining Song (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Y Yirong Sun (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) D Dexiong Teng (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) X Xinhua Zhou (Chinese Academy of Sciences-Campbell Scientific Inc. Joint Laboratory of Research and Development for Monitoring Forest Fluxes of Trace Gases & Isotope Elements, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 123, Issue 25
Published June 23, 2026
ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher National Academy of Sciences

Authors (7)

T

Tian Gao

State Key Laboratory of Special Materials Surface Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering

J

Jiaojun Zhu

X

Xiao Zheng

L

Lining Song

Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Y

Yirong Sun

Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

D

Dexiong Teng

Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

X

Xinhua Zhou

Chinese Academy of Sciences-Campbell Scientific Inc. Joint Laboratory of Research and Development for Monitoring Forest Fluxes of Trace Gases & Isotope Elements, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences