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Tropical forests have flipped from sponges to sources of carbon dioxide

A closer look at the world’s trees reveals a loss of density in the tropics

degraded forest in Bolivia

DAMAGED FOREST Severely degraded forests, such as this one in Bolivia, are helping convert the “lungs of the planet” into carbon emitters.

Wayne Walker

By Carolyn Gramling

- More than 2 years ago

The world’s tropical forests are exhaling — and it’s not a sigh of relief.