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Of the Classes of Environmental Regulation, Grasslands Are Poorest of the Poor

Grasslands and deserts have long been mistaken as the ‘unnatural’ product of anthropogenic degradation of forests. Credit: honzasoukup/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The New Forest Policy Is a Lesson in Missing the Woods for the Trees