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Featured Scientist: Richard A. Houghton, Ph.D. Senior Scientist
Project: Global Carbon Cycle
One of the key elements to stabilizing the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is management of forests: nations must stop deforestation and, at the same time, expand the areas of forests. The transition from deforestation to reforestation has occurred in many of the developed countries but in only a few of the developing ones. The good news is that rates of deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia have fallen significantly in recent years. The not-so-good news is that deforestation seems to have resumed in the northeastern U.S. --- this time not for new agricultural land but for commercial development and second homes. The transition from deforestation to reforestation may not be as permanent as commonly thought.
Video: Produced by Research Associate Kathleen Savage.
Image: Woods of Falmouth, MA. Courtesy of Diane Quaid. Composite design by Development Solutions of New England (DSNE).
