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Forest decline surges despite climate action vows to end it

Tropical forests destroyed last year released 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, equivalent to the fossil fuel emissions of India – the world’s most populous nation.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/27/forest-decline-surges-despite-climate-action-vows-to-end-it

OldGreyTroll,
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And the soil underneath the Amazon rainforest is remarkably infertile. So they need to keep moving on once they waste what fertility is there.

https://www.dw.com/en/the-amazon-nutrient-rich-rainforests-on-useless-soils/a-50139632

neptune22222,
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@Free_Press It's about the food.

"About 41,000sq km (15,800sq miles) of tropical rainforest was lost last year, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops"

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