Mongabay Reports: Degraded forests still provide immense value
A recent study conducted in Malaysian Borneo shows that degraded forests can still provide immense value. The study details five key ecological services provided by degraded forests to Indigenous communities.\xa0
Yet a government effort aims to convert degraded forests in Malaysian Borneo into timber plantations, despite the fact that researchers say these ecological services cannot be replaced with plantations.\xa0
This episode features the popular article, "Even degraded forests are more ecologically valuable than none, study shows," by Sheryl Lee Tian Tong:
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Photo Credit: Rainforest rainbow in Sabah. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay