DW Eco India August 27, 2019 04:40:00
Forests make up about one 3rd of the world's woodland but only between 12 and 22 percent of those forests are protected. once these forests are logged they can never grow back the same way what replaces them are usually 2nd reforest. these younger regenerated counterparts fall short of delivering the full suite of benefits provided by the old growth forests. that include supporting their unique and endangered inhabitants. in that sense old growth forests are nonrenewable resource like fossil fuels. if we lose the last major blocks of old growth forests the consequences will be devastating for ...
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