1. A Second Chance for Rainforest Biodiversity.
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Stokstad, Erik
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FOREST conservation , *FOREST biodiversity , *BIODIVERSITY , *RAIN forests , *FOREST management - Abstract
The article reports on the research conducted by Robert Dunn, Carlos Peres and colleagues on preserving the rainforests where Daniel Ludwig built his paper mill in Belgium. When Ludwig purchased the property in 1967, what he had in mind is to boost his revenue but due to the rising energy cost and business setback, the business failed. Such failure is a blessing to the science industry because it provided a chance for them to preserve and regenerate the forest that once lost. Researchers first look at the biodiversity of the secondary forests and assess the right place to regrow the forests and plantations.
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- 2008
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