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Could China lead the race to save tropical forests?
2013-08-11 22:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China Dialogue: The world's tropical forests -- the planet's lungs -- are in rapid decline. Over the past 60 years over 60% of them have disappeared, while two-thirds of those that remain are fragmented. Demolition is driven, in large part, by logging, much of it illegal, which in turn paves the way for clear-cutting for plantations and agriculture. Deforestation is driven by international consumer demand not just for timber, but for everything from soy and rubber to palm oil and other supposedly climate-friendly...
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