💧🌏 Greg CocksJan 3, 2025

Researchers Dumped Tons Of Coffee Waste Into A Forest. This Is What It Looks Like Now.
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https://www.upworthy.com/researchers-dumped-tons-of-coffee-waste-in-a-forest-ex1 <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12054 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #forest #waste #regeneration #coffee #biomass #forest #waterquality #soil #agroindustry #tropicalforest #recovery #CostaRica #change #soilnutrients #groundcover #understoryvegetation, #treeestablishment #canopycover #tree #vegetation #soil #carbon #nitrogen #fertility #phosphorous #forestsuccession #restoration

Researchers dumped tons of coffee waste into a forest. This is what it looks like now.

30 dump truck loads and two years later, the forest looks totally different.

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