International: Deforestation Much Higher In Protected Areas Than Forests Run By Local Communities

International: Deforestation Much Higher In Protected Areas Than Forests Run By Local Communities   Tropical forests designated as strictly protected areas have annual deforestation rates much higher than those managed by local communities – reinforcing a challenge to a long-held belief that the best way to conserve forests is to lock them away in protected areas, according to a new study.   "Our findings suggest that a forest put away behind a fence and designated 'protected' doesn't...

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