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Restoring tropical forests isn't meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years

  • Written by Matthew Fagan, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Restoring tropical forests isn't meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 yearsA regenerating stand of rainforest in northern Costa Rica.Matthew Fagan, CC BY-ND

Tropical forests globally are being lost at a rate of 61,000 square miles a year. And despite conservation efforts, the global rate of loss is accelerating. In 2016 it reached a 15-year high, with 114,000 square miles cleared.

At the same time, many countries are...

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