forestry
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Logged Forests May Be Carbon Emitters for Years
If you’ve ever been offered the opportunity to donate money to plant a tree to offset a purchase, you’ve probably guessed that trees naturally store carbon. Forests are an invaluable source of carbon storage around the world; one would assume that forests that have been cut down but are regrowing trees are also regaining their…
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A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month
The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian section of the Amazon rainforest in January was five times greater than the same period last year, according to satellite imagery data from Brazil’s space research agency, INPE.
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The 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests That Humans Ruined
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are the planet’s most iconic places and include sites from the natural and built world. But a new report from the group shows that a small but vital number of forests that have received a UNESCO designation are being irrevocably altered by human activities.
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Bolsonaro Oversaw a Connecticut-Sized Chunk of Deforestation in the Amazon Last Year
Last year was a bad one around the world — but especially, it seems, in the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon rocketed up 17% last year, due in large part to increased logging, agriculture, mining, and wildfires, new data published Wednesday shows.