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Dans le nord-est du Costa Rica, une forêt âgée de 32 ans ayant poussé sur d’anciens pâturages. Robin Chazdon

January 25, 2022

Comment les forêts tropicales parviennent à se régénérer rapidement

Robin Chazdon, University of Connecticut; Bruno Hérault, Cirad; Catarina Conte Jakovac, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), and Lourens Poorter, Wageningen University

Une étude publiée en décembre 2021 met en lumière une alternative efficace et peu coûteuse au reboisement massif : laisser les forêts tropicales repousser naturellement.

A 32-year-old forest on former pastureland in northeastern Costa Rica. Robin Chazdon

December 9, 2021

Tropical forests can recover surprisingly quickly on deforested lands – and letting them regrow naturally is an effective and low‑cost way to slow climate change

Robin Chazdon, University of Connecticut; Bruno Hérault, Cirad; Catarina Conte Jakovac, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), and Lourens Poorter, Wageningen University

As governments and corporations pledge to help the planet by planting trillions of trees, a new study spotlights an effective, low-cost alternative: letting tropical forests regrow naturally.

Prescribed fires are often done to eliminate weeds and renew the grasses in pastures for ranching across the Amazon. Paulo Massoca

September 24, 2019

How fires weaken Amazon rainforests’ ability to bounce back

Paulo Massoca, Indiana University and Catarina Conte Jakovac, Wageningen University

Reversing the damage from fires in Brazil’s rainforest is not as simple as allowing trees to grow back. Decades of research shows how fires degrade their long-term health and utility.

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