Good News for Regeneration of Tropical Forests

Tropical Forests Recover From Clear-Cutting
Emily Sohn, Discovery News

Feb. 18, 2009 -- Deforestation is generally considered to be bad news, especially in the tropics. But there may be some hope: In many places, trees are growing back, according to new research, and some of the new forests are nearly as diverse as the old ones were.

The work adds to a growing sense that tropical forests are more resilient than scientists previously thought and that second-growth forests are far from worthless.

To read the full story, visit the Discovery Channel website at http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/18/deforestation-trees.html