Not as simple as it seems

Before any Grist readers write off this article in the Economist, read it through and get to the conclusions at the bottom. They might surprise you.

They also contain another lesson not mentioned in the article: we need to value comprehensive ecosystem services from forests, not just any single dimension.

Before any Grist readers write off this article in the Economist, read it through and get to the conclusions at the bottom. They might surprise you.

They also contain another lesson not mentioned in the article: we need to value comprehensive ecosystem services from forests, not just any single dimension.

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