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08/31/2007: "Forest depletion a consequence of human use"
In drawing attention to regrowth of woodland in a country that was extensively deforested during the 1970s, Hecht and Saatchi call for a renewed examination of social and economic influences on agricultural practices and their effects on forest extent. New growth forests, most often in a mosaic along with agriculture, can buffer declines in biological diversity and are extensively used by old growth species.
[ We can sort of fix it, if we have many years to wait. But with the population always growing, the land will be "needed" soon. ]
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070831093859.htm