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Scientists warn about 'precarious' state of world's primary forests
2014-08-24 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNA India: Scientists have warned about the precarious state of the world's primary forests, as a new study shows that say just 22% of these forests are located in protected areas, equivalent of only 5% of the original ones. Brendan Mackey, Director of the Climate Change Response Program at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, said that international negotiations are failing to halt the loss of the world's most important primary forests and in the absence of specific policies for primary forest protection...
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