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Ricehasbeen a partofJapanforsolongthatithasshapedtheland.
Soonitsplantations, theessentiallycreatedmodelcultures a singlespeciesoftreerowafterrope, justlikemoderndayagriculture, whereit's ricerowafterrowforcorn, rowafterrowtoeworkproperly, theyneedtobetendedto.
Theyneedtobewaitedand, inthecaseoftrees, fendbecauseJapanesetreefarmerscouldnolongercompetewithforeignmarkets, theycouldn't make a living, andmanyoftheseplantationforestsbecameuntended.
Whatcreates a bettercarbonsinkthinning a forestareleavingitalone?
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However, globalStudies I readshowedthatwhileinthelongrun, manageforcewilloutperformnonmanageforests, thereturnoninvestmenttakes a reallylongtimelike 120 yearslong, whichwedon't have.
Although a studyonJapan's forceinregardstoitsplantationsconcludesthattheircarboncapturewouldincreaseintheneartermifthin, intensivelyallinall, itseemsthatJapan's artificialforestswouldbenefitfrombeingmanagedbetter.