{
  "id": 16233261,
  "title": "A global assessment reveals widespread co-benefits for forest protection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/a-global-assessment-reveals-widespread-co-benefits-for-forest",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.22.760816v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Avoided forest conversion (\"AFC\") is a high-impact conservation and climate mitigation strategy, yet its impacts on human well-being and ecosystems remain an open question. We present the first global and comprehensive assessment of AFC impacts on human material and non-material well-being, biodiversity, and ecosystem services in a set of 29,038 studies published between 1990-2022. We leveraged…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}