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Interest in forest restoration has increased in recent years, both on the part of companies and financial markets and in academia and government.
<p>The researchers developed a model that projects the time taken for trees native to the Atlantic Rainforest to reach the ideal size to be harvested for the timber industry. The study analyzed data for 13 Atlantic Rainforest restoration areas involving ten species of native trees that could be commercially useful to the timber industry. Publication of the findings comes during the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.</p> <p> </p>
Growing interest in Brazilian forest restoration post-2015 Paris Agreement, despite expensive tree planting and limited reforestation data.
The chemicals added to plastics are likely contributing more than $250 billion to annual healthcare costs in the United States, researchers say.
The chemicals added to plastics are likely contributing more than $250 billion to annual healthcare costs in the United States, researchers say.