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The Brazilian Deforestation Puzzle
Deforestation went down for a decade. Now it’s going up. The reasons aren’t clear.
Brazil’s rate of deforestation went down dramatically over the last ten years. It’s not completely clear why that’s happened. The trend now seems to be reversing (or at least encountering an upward blip). But it’s not clear why that’s happening either. I wish I had a clear explanation to give you. A big part of …
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CONTINUE READINGNew Jungles for Old?
The New York Times has an interesting article about the growth of new forests as poor people abandon farms and move to the cities in less developed countries. Carbon storage is complicated, so we don’t really know yet just how much effect this might have on climate. But it’s obviously a very interesting development.
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