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Young regrowth forests are worth saving

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An analysis of a high-resolution time series delivers a pan-tropical map of the age of moist forests regrowing following deforestation and highlights the linkage between regenerating forest persistence and landscape characteristics.

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Fig. 1: Three stages of regenerating tropical moist forest in a former cattle ranch in northeastern Costa Rica.

Robin L. Chazdon

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The author is the director of the Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance of the World Resources Institute.

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Chazdon, R.L. Young regrowth forests are worth saving. Nat Ecol Evol 9, 1090–1091 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02726-3

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