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Patagonia’s Route of Parks: a Crucial Carbon Sink in South America

Sep 30, 2020 | Parks

The 17 national parks located between Puerto Montt and Cape Horn store about 30% of the total carbon found in the soil and biomass in all of Chile. As one of the principal concentrations of carbon storage in South America, it’s crucial to the mitigation of global climate change.  

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