Deforestation surrounds massive limestone quarries cut into the mountains of Ipoh, Perak state Malaysia, Friday, November 5, 2021. Deforestation affects the people and animals where trees are cut, as well as the wider world and in terms of climate change, and cutting trees both adds carbon dioxide to the air and removes the ability to absorb existing carbon dioxide. World leaders are gathered in Scotland at a United Nations climate summit, known as COP26, to push nations to ratchet up their efforts to curb climate change. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)
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