Deforestation is the second largest anthropogenic source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, after fossil fuel combustion. Following a budget reanalysis, the contribution from deforestation is revised downwards, but tropical peatlands emerge as a notable carbon dioxide source.
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van der Werf, G., Morton, D., DeFries, R. et al. CO2 emissions from forest loss. Nature Geosci 2, 737–738 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo671
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