Mongabay: The representatives of more than 100 countries in attendance at December’s U.N. climate conference in Bali, Indonesia, finally focused on the important role tropical forests play in global warming. Developed countries have pledged almost $300 million to help forest-rich developing countries prepare for their new roles and responsibilities in the post Kyoto international climate-change agreement set to start after 2012. Deforestation, especially in the tropics, has been a …