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Burning

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Dr Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher

All the mass of all the trees that you’re seeing around is mostly coming from atmospheric CO2. So when we cut down forests and burn forests, then we are releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.

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Dr Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher, Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA)
Scrub fire footage, courtesy of the Bioeconomy Science Institute Maiangi Taiao

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 30 June 2010
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