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Forest products could be harvested easily to prevent deforestation

By Hicbd
Wed Oct 28 2020 8:40 am

"There are numerous forest products that can be collected in a renewable fashion on a small scale by local people. Although poor farmers must still overcome their ignorance of sustainable forest products and difficulties of distribution, the harvesting of forest products without destroying the forest can be more profitable in the long term than converting forest land for low intensity cattle pasture or marginal subsistence agriculture."

URL:
https://rainforests.mongabay.com/10-how-to-save-rainforests.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robindschatz/2019/10/18/can-a-new-supernut-help-reforest-brazils-savanna-the-cofounders-of-barkas-are-betting-on-it/#6002f94b629c
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/19/771410815/could-this-tree-be-an-eco-friendly-way-to-wean-indonesian-farmers-off-palm-oil

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Food Agriculture / Farming Conservation Business / Invention Idea Medicine Climate Change / Global Warming Tree Farming / Climbing Rainforests Forests Perfume / Cologne / Fragrances Coconuts Nuts

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