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When forests aren't really forests: the high cost of Chile’s tree plantations

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Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2014-08-19

At first glance, the statistics tell a hopeful story: Chile’s forests are expanding. According to Global Forest Watch, overall forest cover changes show approximately 300,000 hectares were gained between 2000 and 2013 in Chile’s central and southern regions. Specifically, 1.4 million hectares of forest cover were gained, while about 1.1 million hectares were lost.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0818-gfrn-moll-rocek-chile-plantations.html