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This tiny, little-known tree nut may hold a major key to protecting our planet's rainforests (www.thecooldown.com)
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[โ€“] Restaldt@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Key to protecting our rainforests" this is not.

Key to replacing rainforests with a monoculture of this tree because Capitalism seems more likely

[โ€“] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

Because they grow wild with just rainwater, no irrigation.

But as soon as it becomes a commercial crop, farmers will continue to remove other trees in order to plant and irrigate these nuts instead.