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Paying Uganda farmers not to cut down trees halved deforestation: study

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Reuters

Publication Date
2017-07-21

Paying Ugandan farmers not to chop down trees cut deforestation in half and was almost 50 times more cost effective in fighting climate change than many energy efficiency programs in the United States, according to a study released on Thursday.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-forest-farmers-idUSKBN1A52K0