Peruvian Carbon Stocks (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Peruvian Carbon Stocks

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This is an image from the Peru-wide, high-resolution carbon map showing the effects of deforestation (blue; no more carbon remaining) into a region of ultra-high carbon stocks in the surrounding forest (red). You can see massive losses in the bustling city of Pucallpa (right side) and the thousands of small farmers spreading into the forest to the west of Pucallpa. Image courtesy of Greg Asner.

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Greg Asner

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