Rainforest and pasture (IMAGE)

University of Turku

Rainforest and pasture

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One of the main threats to Amazonian biodiversity is beef production for export. The biomass (and therefore carbon content) of the intact forest is many times larger than the biomass of the pasture and cattle together. Therefore, forest conversion releases significant amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Hanna Tuomisto

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