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Single-largest biodiversity survey says primary rainforest is irreplaceable
11-14-2007 · EurekAlert!As world leaders prepare to discuss conservation-friendly carbon credits in Bali and a regional initiative threatens a new wave of deforestation in the South American tropics, new research from the University of East Anglia and Brazil’s Goeldi Museum highlights once again the irreplaceable importance of primary rain forest.
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