Rainforest conservation may be aimed at the wrong places, study finds

Mongabay
Apr 13, 2017, 5:24 pm137 pts
As the earth gets warmer, nations are putting their hope in tropical rainforests. Located along the equatorial belt of the planet, scientists estimate tropical forests are home to around half of the world's terrestrial plant and animal species and may store more than 250 billion tons of carbon. Because of their…

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