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News Release 16-057

Natural regeneration of tropical forests helps global climate mitigation and forest restoration

New study looks at 43 regions in Latin America

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Photo of small patches of tropical dry forest  on hills

Small patches of tropical dry forest are regrowing spontaneously in a former pastureland.

Credit: Robin Chazdon


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Cattle on pasture and a forest in the background in Chiapas, Mexico.

Pasture with young second-growth forest in the background in Chiapas, Mexico.

Credit: Robin Chazdon


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An 18-year-old second-growth wet tropical forest in Costa Rica that was once a pasture.

An 18-year-old second-growth wet tropical forest in Costa Rica that was once a pasture.

Credit: Robin Chazdon


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Photo of rainforest at Rio Cachoiera Nature Reserve in Brazil.

Extensive natural regeneration of Atlantic rainforest at Rio Cachoiera Nature Reserve in Brazil.

Credit: Robin Chazdon


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Old-growth Atlantic rainforest in background with second-growth in foreground in Bahia, Brazil.

Old-growth Atlantic rainforest in background with second-growth in foreground in Bahia, Brazil.

Credit: Wayt Thomas


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