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'Green gold' tree offers Brazil deforestation hope

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BBC News

Publication Date
2019-10-28

Trees that help keep soils fertile could slow or stop deforestation in Brazil's "arc of destruction". A project using inga trees hopes to show smallholders that they can earn a decent living from the land. Inga trees, known as ice-cream bean trees, fix nitrogen into the soil, boosting productivity levels.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50200142