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Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging

  • Written by Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
imageAn old-growth forest of noble fir trees at Marys Peak in Oregon's Coast Range.Beverly Law, CC BY-ND

Forests are an essential part of Earth’s operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% each year. This slows global temperature...

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