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Report underestimated loss of carbon from tropical rainforests
2014-05-24 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A soon-to-be-published report is set to say that the amount of carbon being lost by the degradation of tropical rainforests is underestimated. The new research says the current method of using satellites to assess tree numbers is ineffective at monitoring selective logging and fringe element deforestation. Lead author Dr Erika Berenguer from Lancaster University told the BBC, Its been completely overlooked. When we talk about deforestation, we completely remove the forest and all that carbon...
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