WHY IT WORKS If we take mature forest biomass and bury it in a repository, we can arrest the decomposition process. Then as the forest regrows, it will continue to capture more carbon. The result? Less CO2 in the atmosphere and more sequestered. The decomposition of biomass can be arrested by storing it in a dry condition, or in a submersed condition. If you’ve ever seen the show Swamp Loggers, logs and trees submerged in water can be retrieved over a hundred years later with little show of decomposition. Maintained in the right conditions, wood can be preserved nearly indefinitely. Recently, a well-preserved 40,000-year-old log was unearthed in New Zealand*.
22 * https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6836883/40-000-year-old-log-underneath-New-Zealand-swamp-explain-Earths-climate-mystery.html **https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/11/856/pdf#:~:text=Tannins%20may%20also%20play%20a,%2C%20subunit%2C%20MW%20and%20dose.
