Tropical Rainforests: What Is Their Role In Climate Change? (1/3)
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Tropical rainforests, the 'lungs of the earth', play an important role in climate change not only as carbon sinks, but also as carbon sources.
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How Forests Fight Climate Change
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Climate and the rainforest - Rainforest Rescue
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COP28: EU and Honduras join forces to restore 1,3 million hectares of forest in Honduras with a strategic Forest Partnership - European Commission
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Cross-Chapter Paper 7: Tropical Forests Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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Key Findings United Nations
Causes of climate change - Wikipedia
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The tropical forest carbon cycle and climate change
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Why Tropical Forests Are Important for Our Well-Being - Eos
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Tropical Forests - Types, Features, Climate and Habitats
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Biodiversity - ClimaTalk - Climate is Talking
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The Rainforest