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Can Farms and Forests Coexist?

10/01/2018 | 4m 59s

Deforestation is a big problem for the climate. This kind of land use releases more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than any single country, besides the United States or China. And most of the deforestation in the world today happens because people want to put farms where forests are. So, figuring out how to farm with trees instead of just chopping them down could help us fight climate change.

Aired: 10/01/18 | Rating: NR

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