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Drivers of Deforestation: In the Tropics, Urbanization Plays an Unexpected Role

source: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100323/drivers-deforestation-tropics-urbanization-plays-key-role

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Stopping tropical deforestation is something that almost everyone can agree upon as a reasonable and intelligent way to reduce CO2 emissions. Trees absorb atmospheric CO2 and emit oxygen, acting as planetary lungs. Tropical rainforests are some of the largest stands of trees in existence.

So we know what we want to keep. The question is how to do so. ...

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