The case for paying ranchers to raise trees instead of cattle | Patrick Brown and Michael Eisen

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The case for paying ranchers to raise trees instead of cattle | Patrick Brown and Michael Eisen

Reducing cattle populations and restoring native ecoystems is our best chance to tackle global heating. Here’s one way to do itThere is a simple, cost-effective and scientifically sound way to turn back the clock on global warming and reverse the catastrophic collapse of biodiversity: pay ranchers to raise trees instead of cattle.By mass, the world’s 1.7 billion cows are the dominant animal species on Earth, far outweighing the human population,…