Secondary forests in Costa Rica are re-cleared within decades

Mongabay
Dec 7, 2018, 12:18 pm303 pts
Secondary forests — those that regrow naturally after being cleared or degraded — constitute more than half of existing tropical forests. When they are old enough, they support a wide range of species and store carbon at a higher rate than old-growth forest because the trees grow more rapidly. But in…

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