Tropical forest
Jun 15 2008, Nivedita

According to a paper published in the journal, Science, by authors, Dr Pep Canadell from CSIRO and the Global Carbon Project, and Dr Michael Raupach from CSIRO, better management of the world’s tropical forests has vital scope for curtailing...

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