Trees are our best allies, until when?

A tropical forest in Cameroon (image of illustration). Photo by DeAgostini / Getty Images

By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow

Tropical forests store carbon, harbor abundant biodiversity, enrich soils, feed rivers and filter air.

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They are therefore our best allies, but if we continue to pollute the atmosphere and cut down trees, we risk violently disrupting this ecosystem on which we depend.

Reports in Gabon on the puzzle of sustainable forest management with Alain Karsenty, researcher at CIRAD and in the heart of Voh in New Caledonia.

Guests:
- Malian singer Inna Bancoum for the release of the documentary The Great Green Wall
- Maxime Réjou-Méchain , specializing in tropical forest ecology at IRD.

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  • Environment
  • Biodiversity

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