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Having receded by 350 million hectares (almost 865 million acres) since 1850, trends in Latin American forests are now inflecting away from further losses of tree-covered habitats and toward their recovery. As we explain in our book Reversing Deforestation, published in December 2024, this change stems from reduced population growth and the continuing improvement of [……
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Reversing deforestation relies on resource ownership (commentary)
Having receded by 350 million hectares (almost 865 million acres) since 1850, trends in Latin American forests are now inflecting away from further losses of tree-covered habitats and toward their recovery. As we explain in our book Reversing Deforestation, published in December 2024, this change stems from reduced population growth and the continuing improvement of