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A toucan eating a fruit in the tropical wetlands of the Pantanal, Brazil. Uwe Bergwitz/Shutterstock
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It’s tempting to think that our forests would be fine if we could simply stop trees being felled or burnt. But forests – particularly tropical ones – are more than just trees. They’re also the animals that skulk and swoop among them. Worryingly, these furry and feathered companions are rapidly disappearing – and our new research indicates that this will have grave repercussions for the role forests play in combating climate breakdown.

 

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