No Way to Run a Forest?

It has been reported that UK commercial forestry does not benefit carbon capture as much as has been claimed (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/10/uk-commercial-tree-plantations-ineffective-climate-crisis-report). Although non-native conifers may remove carbon more efficiently than some of the native broad-leaved trees, the former are generally harvested after only a short time and up to a quarter of that wood ends up being burned, thus returning the carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. So, we need to consider how long planted trees are due to remain in situ along with other factors such as species selected and density.