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Tropical forests can partially regenerate in just 20 years without human interference
• arcleinAn international group of researchers looking at a number of aspects of tropical forests has found that the potential for regrowth is substantial if they are left untouched by humans for about 20 years. For example, soil takes an average of 10 years