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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

10] As wealthy nations develop and farms become more productive, grasslands, forests, and wildlife are returning. Globally, the rate of reforestation is catching up to a slowing rate of deforestation. [11] 9 (2007): 1962-1979, [link]. [10] Central America, South America, Africa, and Oceania are still deforesting.