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> ... political stability in rainforest countries... a major role in ensuring forest protection.. a long way towards increasing forest resilience to catastrophic outcomes. In July of this year, deforestation in #TheAmazon fell by 66 percent, hitting a six-year low. #Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, has led initiatives to discourage deforestation and illegal ranching...set a goal to stop deforestation entirely by 2030.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/08/study-extreme-heat-plants-photosynthesis/
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When plants can no longer stand the heat, we're in trouble

Photosynthesis stops at high temperatures. A new study parses the risks.

Mother Jones
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:48amWeb
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> ... the research team heated leaves up in order to test the effects of higher temperatures, identifying the critical threshold at which the enzymes necessary for photosynthesis break down. The data was collected every few days from forests all over the world.

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