Helping forests flourish as valuable "carbon sinks" long into the future may require reducing their capacity to absorb carbon now.

要想让森林成为有价值的“碳汇”并一直持续到未来很长一段时间，就需要降低它们现在吸收碳的能力。

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Planting forests as carbon sinks is a familiar idea.

种植森林作为“碳槽”是个人们熟悉的主意。

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We will accelerate afforestation, increase forest carbon sinks and expand our forests by at least 5.92 million hectares.

加快国土绿化进程，增加森林碳汇，新增造林面积不低于8880万亩。

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Policy regarding carbon sinks has divided Europe from Japan, Canada, Russia and others.

BBC: EU pushes for Kyoto compromise

Scientists presume that carbon sinks can slow the effects of global warming by trapping the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.

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Carbon sinks deep underground can capture and store emissions from gas flaring.

CNN: Trying to agree a Kyoto 2.0, as the planet simmers