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Vicki Perrett

Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - 0 views

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  • Vicki Perrett on 03 Oct 12
     
    NASA image of the day - "Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - September 26, 2012"
John Pearce

Explainer: how much carbon can the world's forests absorb? - 0 views

theconversation.com/he-worlds-forests-absorb-14816

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  • John Pearce on 12 Jun 13
     
    "Forest ecologists like a challenge however, and there have been several attempts at estimating the forest carbon "sink". According to this analysis, intact forests and those re-growing after disturbance (like harvesting or windthrow) sequestered around 4 billion tonnes of carbon per year over the measurement period - equivalent to almost 60% of emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement production combined."
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