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Incentivizing keeping primary forests intact
2014-02-07 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Much of Dr. Corey Bradshaw's work has a singular aim: to keep primary habitats and functioning ecosystems intact. According to Bradshaw, the existing system of carbon trading rules needs to be changed so that primary forests are given a higher value than other forms of land use. "Nothing," Bradshaw told mongabay.com "can replace primary vegetation, both in terms of biodiversity value and other ecosystem services." He adds that, "while certainly not 'innovative' in terms of concepts, there has...
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