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Forest loss ‘yields meagre financial benefits’

December 5, 2007 – 5:19 am

Deforestation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Ella Syafputri
28 November 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
Converting Indonesian forests and peatlands for various agricultural land uses has released huge amounts of greenhouse gases with little economic benefit, according to a new report.
The report, by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Indonesian partners, was released last [...]

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Forest loss ‘yields meagre financial benefits’

November 30, 2007 – 5:35 am

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Deforestation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Ella Syafputri
28 November 2007
Source: SciDev.Net
Converting Indonesian forests and peatlands for various agricultural land uses has released huge amounts of greenhouse gases with little economic benefit, according to a new report.
The report, by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Indonesian partners, was released last week [...]

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