Andean Forest in Peru (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Andean Forest in Peru

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Andean forests are helping to protect the planet by acting as a carbon sink, absorbing carbon dioxide and keeping some of this climate-altering gas out of circulation, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

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William Farfan-Rios

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