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Reduced impact logging failing cut emissions in Indonesia
2014-02-10 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Advocates for reduced impact logging in tropical forests often make a case that better forest management cuts carbon emissions relative to traditional forms of timber harvesting. While the argument for altering logging approaches to limit forest damage makes intuitive sense, a new study suggests that the carbon benefits may not bear out in practice. Bronson Griscom and Peter Ellis of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Jack Putz of the University of Florida evaluated nine sites in logging concessions...
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