Environment 360: New, highly detailed maps of Peru's vegetation show that three-quarters of the country's forests a biomass stock that sequesters more carbon than the combined annual CO2 emissions of the U.S. and China lie outside of protected areas and are vulnerable to deforestation, according to an analysis by researchers in the U.S. and Peru. The maps, which should prove helpful to scientists, conservationists, and policymakers working to protect the forests, offer the most detailed view to date of the different...