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- Africa's forests have shifted from carbon sinks to carbon sources since 2010, releasing about 106 billion kilograms of carbon annually.
- The decline concentrates in tropical rainforests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, and West Africa.
- Researchers published the findings in Scientific Reports.
- The COP30 Climate Summit launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility to finance forest preservation and help reverse the trend.
