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#accelerate#agency#capture#British Planting trees to tackle desertification could be counterproductive, according to a new forestry study funded by the UK agency for International Development. Instead of replenishing water, planting trees lowers the water levels of rivers, reservoirs and groundwater, eventually turning fertile land into desert. The new findings may sound heresy to environmentalists, but they are echoed by forestry and water professionals. The report argues that the world wastes tens of millions of tonnes of water every year because of common sense mistakes in w |