Regenerated forests (IMAGE)

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Regenerated forests

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A study quantified the size and age of the forests that grow naturally in degraded and abandoned areas, creating 131 benchmark maps for Brazil. The Amazon has the most restored forests and the Atlantic Rainforest biome has the oldest

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Tropical Ecosystems and Environmental Sciences Laboratory - INPE

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