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World's forests increasingly taking up more carbon
Forests are growing more vigorously, scientists found, and therefore, are locking away more carbon.
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Contrast between forest and land cleared for agricultural use near Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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Every decade, researchers say, forests are taking up carbon faster than the previous decade.
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Earth's forests support myriad species, including this yellow-crowned night heron in Belize.
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Tropical forests like this one in Peru may take up more carbon than northern temperate forests.
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The beautiful Heliconia latispatha is adapted to tropical rainforests.
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