Recovering Forests Can Offset Around a Quarter of Tropical Deforestation

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By Olivia RosaneMar 17, 2023, 5:16 pm149 pts
As deforestation continues in vulnerable and vital tropical rainforests, the recovery of secondary or degraded forests can play a role in mitigating some of the consequences of forest loss. However, it cannot compensate for that loss altogether. A new study published in Nature Wednesday found that recovering…

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