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Recovering tropical forests a sponge for CO2: study

2016-02-05 05:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Tropical forests reclaiming land cleared for agriculture or livestock not only grow quickly, but absorb far more CO2 from the atmosphere than old-growth trees, according to a study released. The research, published in the journal Nature, challenges long-standing assumptions that virgin tropical forests untouched by logging or industry do a better job of sopping up carbon dioxide and, in so doing, slowing the pace of global warming. It is also good news because it means regenerating tropic forests...

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