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In what is described as the first thorough study to track natural forest expansion, researchers have found that nearly 59 million hectares of forest has naturally regrown since 2000, an area larger than mainland France.
Nearly 59 million hectares of forests an area larger than mainland France have regrown since 2000, according to a new analysis published today by Trillion Trees, a joint venture between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), BirdLife International and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This area of forest has the potential to store the equivalent of 5.9 gigatons of CO
2 more than the annual emissions of the United States.
The study points to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil as one of the success stories for regeneration. An estimated 4.2 million hectares an area roughly the size of the Netherlands have regrown there since 2000 through a combination of planned projects to restore the forest, more responsible industry practices and other factors, including migration trends toward cities. Yet, there is much more to be done to protect and recover this important biome.
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Nearly 59 million hectares of forests-an area larger than mainland France- have regrown since 2000, according to a new analysis published today by Trillion Trees, a joint venture between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), BirdLife International and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This area of forest has the potential to store the equivalent of 5.9 gigatons of CO
2-more than the annual emissions of the United States.
The study points to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil as one of the success stories for regeneration. An estimated 4.2 million hectares-an area roughly the size of the Netherlands-have regrown there since 2000 through a combination of planned projects to restore the forest, more responsible industry practices and other factors, including migration trends toward cities. Yet, there is much more to be done to protect and recover this important biome.