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class="entry-header"> <div class="imageleft"><img width="306" height="306" src="https://www.climateandlandusealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Brazil_Amazon_c_Neil_Palmer_CIAT_CIFOR.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.climateandlandusealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Brazil_Amazon_c_Neil_Palmer_CIAT_CIFOR.jpg 306w, https://www.climateandlandusealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Brazil_Amazon_c_Neil_Palmer_CIAT_CIFOR-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.climateandlandusealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Brazil_Amazon_c_Neil_Palmer_CIAT_CIFOR-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px" /></div> <h1 class="entry-title listing">Five Reasons the Earth’s Climate Depends on Forests</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://www.climateandlandusealliance.org/blog/2018/10/04/five-reasons-the-earths-climate-depends-on-forests/" 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