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Protecting forests alone would not halt land-use change emissions

Source
Physorg

Publication Date
2014-11-17

Global forest conservation measures meant to mitigate climate change are likely to drive massive cropland expansion into shrublands or savannahs to satisfy the ever-growing hunger for arable land. The consequent changes in land use could cause substantial greenhouse gas emissions, a new study in the journal

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http://phys.org/news/2014-11-forests-halt-land-use-emissions.html