If all "tropical forests" were in a single country, at 0.425 Gigatons per year of emissions that country would be the #14 most polluting in the world! [1] The

If all "tropical forests" were in a single country, at 0.425 Gigatons per year of emissions that country would be the #14 most polluting in the world! [1] The article above estimates 0.425 Gigatons of carbon dioxide per year being emitted by from the world's tropical forests. This is 1.3% of yearly global emissions! [2] What if forests flipped from friend to foe, with poorly managed forests becoming liabilities? [1] 2016 Carbon Dioxide emissions by country (http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview.php?v=CO2andGHG1970-2016&sort=des8 http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview.php?v=CO2andGHG1970-2...) [2] 2017 Global Carbon Dioxide emissions at 32.5 Gigaton (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-carbon-iea/global-carbon-emissions-hit-record-high-in-2017-idUSKBN1GY0RB https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-carbon-iea/global-...)