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World's forests increasingly taking up more carbon
![Forests are growing more vigorously, scientists found, and therefore, are locking away more carbon.](/news/mmg/media/images/BorneoRainforest_Wikimedia_f.jpg)
Forests are growing more vigorously, scientists found, and therefore, are locking away more carbon.
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![Contrast between forest and land cleared for agricultural use near Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.](/news/mmg/media/images/ncar tropical forest_f.jpg)
Contrast between forest and land cleared for agricultural use near Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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![Every decade, researchers say, forests are taking up carbon faster than the previous decade.](/news/mmg/media/images/rainforest canopy Malaysia Wikimedia_f.jpg)
Every decade, researchers say, forests are taking up carbon faster than the previous decade.
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![Earth's forests support myriad species, including this yellow-crowned night heron in Belize.](/news/mmg/media/images/Belize_Cruising_the_River_Wallace Wikimedia_f.jpg)
Earth's forests support myriad species, including this yellow-crowned night heron in Belize.
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![Tropical forests like this one in Peru may take up more carbon than northern temperate forests.](/news/mmg/media/images/Amazon River rainforest Peru Wikimedia_f.jpg)
Tropical forests like this one in Peru may take up more carbon than northern temperate forests.
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![The beautiful Heliconia latispatha is adapted to tropical rainforests.](/news/mmg/media/images/Heliconia_latispatha Wikimedia_f.jpg)
The beautiful Heliconia latispatha is adapted to tropical rainforests.
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