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Deforestation impacts felt for decades scientists
2016-08-22 12:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The ecological and carbon cost of rainforest destruction goes on accumulating for years after nations halt the conversion of canopy into farmland, scientists have found. This implies that to meet ambitious targets, global strategies to combat climate change including forest restoration should have started years ago. Tropical forests soak up vast quantities of carbon dioxide released by industrial combustion of fossil fuels, limiting global warming. Burning, clear-felling and ploughing...
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