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Satellite data reveals a recent increase in shifting cultivation and associated carbon emissions in Laos - Mongabay News & NASA Earth Observatory

Satellite data reveals a recent increase in shifting cultivation and associated carbon emissions in Laos - Mongabay News & NASA Earth Observatory

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new study published in Environmental Research Letters indicates a recent expansion and intensification of shifting cultivation in Laos, resulting in direct loss of forests, degradation of important carbon sink ecosystems, and substantial increases in carbon emissions.