In 1998, 12,000 tonnes of orange peels and pulp covered ruined Costa Rican cattle pasture; 16 years on, tree diversity tripled, woody biomass up 176%

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  In 1998, 12,000 tonnes of orange peels and pulp covered ruined Costa Rican cattle pasture; 16 years on, tree diversity tripled, woody biomass up 176%

  In 1998, a juice firm dumped orange waste on a Costa Rican pasture. By 2014, it had triple the woody species and 176% more woody biomass than a nearby plot.

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