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Rainforests Still Fall at Shocking Rates

Summit proposes financial rewards for conservation efforts

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Feb 3, 2008 5:45 PM CST

(Newser) – Rainforests continue to vanish at "alarming" rates worldwide despite decades of scientific warnings, experts say. Tropical trees are falling at 60 acres per minute—up 10 from a generation ago—accounting for roughly 20% of Earth's carbon emissions. Environmental leaders plan to preserve forests... Read full story »

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