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Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging

  • Written by Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from loggingAn old-growth forest of noble fir trees at Marys Peak in Oregon's Coast Range.Beverly Law, CC BY-ND

Forests are an essential part of Earth’s operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% each year. This slows global temperature...

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