Hidden within Taiwan's steep mountain ranges, beyond roads and well-trodden hiking trails, lies a forest that remained largely unknown to science until recently. While searching for exceptionally tall trees using airborne laser scanning, researchers discovered an extraordinary landscape filled with towering conifers, ancient broadleaf forests and some of East Asia's largest living trees. Many rise more than 70 metres into the sky, while together these forests store vast amounts of carbon, making them among the region's most important natural climate reserves.
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