Even Degraded Forests Are More Ecologically Valuable Than None, Study Shows

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Takeaways:

  • Researchers have found that even degraded tropical forests in Malaysia provide ecosystem services such as clear air, water and temperature regulation.
  • They found the ecosystem services mort highly prioritized by Indigenous communities were also ecologically valuable ones.
  • This research comes after a government-led push to convert vast areas of degraded forests into timber plantations.

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