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Tropical forest sustainability: a climate change boon

CSIRO Media Release – 13 June 2008
Ref 08/85
Plantations of Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus nitens in Gippsland, Victoria Forests like this in Borneo act as carbon sinks to remove large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide created by human activities.
softwood plantation
Image credit – Michael Ryan

Borneo
Image credit – H.D. Viktor Boehm

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