Rainforest Conservation Needs a New Direction to Address Climate Change (IMAGE)

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Rainforest Conservation Needs a New Direction to Address Climate Change

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A farmer in West Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) uses fire to clear rainforest for planting. As climate change causes many areas to warm and dry, fires may become more frequent and more difficult to control, having serious impacts rainforest species.

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Jedediah Brodie

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