CO2 from forest destruction overestimated – study

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 (on November 3, 2009)

The carbon dioxide emissions caused by the destruction of tropical forests have been significantly overestimated, according to a new study. The work could undermine attempts to pay poor countries to..

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