Biodiversity Hotspots Are Also Major Carbon Sinks

Friday, December 5, 2008 - 16:28 in Earth & Climate

New research shows how reducing emissions from deforestation can not only assist in combating climate change but can also help the conservation of biodiversity, from amphibians and birds to primates. Close to 20 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions are a result of deforestation.

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