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Fresh butter
What #cityparks and #cityplanners aspire to -
Exploring the green side of #RiodeJaneiro: a vast #urban #rainforest https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5776528/rio-brazil-rain-forest-hike
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Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to #carbon source
source: sciencedaily.com/releases/2026…
New #research has delivered a stark warning about a major change in Africa's forests. Once a crucial part of the fight against #climate change, these #forests are now releasing more carbon than they absorb.Many tipping points have likely already been crossed. This means that a truly dire and threatening future lies ahead for the next generation. We’ve known this since the 1970s, but #capitalism could not be stopped.
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Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive biomass losses, far outweighing any gains from regrowth elsewhere. This change could seriously undermine global efforts to slow climate change. Scientists warn that protecting forests is now more urgent than ever.
America’s Largest Rainforest Safe from Logging Thanks to Alaska Court Ruling
America’s Largest Rainforest Safe from Logging Thanks to Alaska Court Ruling
📔 Ecuador study finds that, in former agricultural land, tropical rainforest biodiversity rebounds over 90% in 30 years.
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During this period, as many as three-quarters of the animal and plant species typical of primary forest returned.
Conservation Lesson Learned:
✅ Protect undisturbed primary forest and larger areas of secondary forest to act as reservoirs.
✅ Then protect former agricultural land to enable natural regeneration sourced from those reservoirs.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ecuador-tropical-rainforest-biodiversity-rebounds.html
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Tropical rainforests are home to almost two-thirds of all vertebrate species and three-quarters of all tree species: they are the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. However, over half of these diverse rainforests have already been cleared, and their area continues to decline drastically, primarily for agricultural purposes. Is there a chance of regeneration, and can not only trees but also the unique diversity of thousands of animal species return to cleared areas?