Phantom forest

It may be connected to the effects of climate change or it can be used to describe the failure rate of carbon offsetting schemes.

[3][5] The phantom forest is usually seen a sign of mismanagement, such as greenwashing or intensive deforestation.

[7] Although the notion rose to popularity in 2022, the use of 'phantom forest' can be traced back to a few articles that were published in the wake of 2014.

[8] An article by J. Funk appeared for the Union of Concerned Scientists portraying the notion as follows: 'We reached a clearing with a wide-angle view of the phantom forest and distant mountain peaks.

Nearby, logging equipment sat at the edge of a recent clear-cut, and we could hear the buzz of chainsaws over the next ridge.