A juice company working with ecologists and Princeton researcher

In the mid‑1990s, in Costa Rica, a juice company working with ecologists and Princeton researchers, as a ecological experiment, deposited about 12,000 metric tons of orange peels and pulp onto a barren 3‑hectare pasture within the Área de Conservación Guanacaste national park. The organic waste enriched the nutrient‑poor soil and suppressed invasive grasses. When researchers revisited the site 16 years later, they found a lush, thriving forest with significantly higher tree biomass and species diversity than adjacent untreated land, a transformation documented in the journal Restoration Ecology. The project had been cut short after a rival company sued over the dumping, but the orange-peel-enriched land continued to flourish and now stands as an example of how agricultural by-products can aid in ecological restoration. #education #duet #entertainment #funny

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