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Half of Amazon tree species in danger: study

2015-11-20 21:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: About half of the 15,000 tree species in the Amazon -- the world's most diverse forest -- are threatened by deforestation, an international study said on Friday. The report lays bare the destruction of a vibrant and sprawling ecosystem often referred to as the lungs of the earth because trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. "At least 36 percent and up to 57 percent of all Amazonian tree species are likely to qualify as globally threatened," said the study in the journal Science Advances,...

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