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Importance and Strategies in Forest Biotechnology and Conservation

Agric4profits

There is significant social and ecological value in conserving larger areas of biodiversity-rich natural forests and reducing economic demands on those forests by increasing yields from planted forests. This suggests that the total value in plantations is not simply a financial equation.

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21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems

Food Tank

Ben Brisbois reveals the less-palatable side of the banana industry, from devastating health impacts of pesticides to imperialism and ecological destruction. Raskin and Dibben lend decades of experience and the latest scientific research to this practical guide to successfully incorporating forestry into your growing space.

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The Bourbon Industry Relies on White Oaks, Which Are in Decline. Now, They’re All In on Saving Them

Modern Farmer

Ironically, our relatively recent “hands off” approach to forestry is creating exactly the wrong kinds of conditions for oaks to thrive. “We It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically. But as logging ramped up and controlled burning fell, oaks began to suffer.

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