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Man-made forests contribute to climate warming rather than cooling it: study

Man-made forests are commonly recognized as key strategies for climate mitigation, but a new study said Thursday that Europe's managed forests are contributing to climate warming rather than countering it.

"Our study shows that historical land-cover changes and forest management in Europe did not mitigate climate warming," Chen Yiying, who took part in the research while studying at the Institute Pierre Simon Laplace in France, wrote in an email to Xinhua.

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