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Landsat Satellite Image of the Mbaracayu Forest Biosphere Reserve

Caption: Forests (dark green) are steadily being converted to pastures, croplands, and industrial soybean farming. Economic arguments for deforestation usually ignore the important ecosystem services that such forests provide.

Credit: Image: Laura Rodriguez, Juan Viera, and Robin Naidoo

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