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The hidden effects of deforestation on our planet and 3 other fascinating Frontiers articles you may have missed

Frontiers

Research published to Frontiers in Forests and Global Change offers the most comprehensive and detailed evidence to date that forests are more important to the climate – both globally and locally – than we think due to the way in which they physically transform the atmosphere.

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Carbon-Labeled Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner

Vermont Law

The environmental issue addressed here is that certain agricultural practices, like converting forests to ranchland, release large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and severely disrupt ecosystems. In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. insulating the earth.