Limiting deforestation involves complex tradeoffs: Results from a global land-use model
Forests are massive carbon sinks and biodiversity havens. The world’s forests store about 861 gigatons of carbon, 42% in live biomass and 44% in soil. Yet forest areas have been disappearing at an alarming rate: Globally, they have shrunk by 20% over the past 100 years, mostly due to expansion of ag...
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| Format: | Blog Post |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152264 |
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