Prelims: Current events of national and international importance | Ecology & Environment
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Suriname’s government has pledged to protect 90% of its tropical forests, the most ambitious commitment to climate and biodiversity ever made by an Amazonian nation.
Suriname is one of only 3 countries worldwide that absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits — a so-called “carbon sink” — making its forests a critical buffer against global warming.
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