Charlie Marsh

A green-crested lizard. Biodiversity remained relatively high even after logging of old- growth forests, suggesting that there is value in conserving logged forests. Charlie Marsh

January 9, 2025

Nature benefits when logged tropical forests are left to recover – here’s how

Andrew Hector, University of Oxford; Charlie Marsh, National University of Singapore, and Edgar Turner, University of Cambridge

While tropical forests are home to rare species, logged forests still feel and sound like forests, while oil palm plantations are agricultural landscapes.

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Nature benefits when logged tropical forests are left to recover – here’s how

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