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Africa's greenhouse-gas budget is in the red

Cheikh Mbow ()
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Cheikh Mbow: Cheikh Mbow is at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), PO Box 30677, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.

Nature, 2014, vol. 508, issue 7495, 192-193

Abstract: Africa had been thought to be a potentially large carbon sink — of great value in efforts to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions. But an analysis now reveals that it could be a net source of greenhouse gases that will increase global warming.

Date: 2014
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