Deforestation

Copenhagen gets off to a shaky start

December 9, 2009

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The first two days of the COP15, the Copenhagen climate summit designed to produce a binding treaty whereby the international community will commit itself to reduce carbon emissions, has been plagued with controversy. That is because of a leaked Danish document that allegedly favors the rich and takes from [...]

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Deforestation: a key environmental issue

November 14, 2009

The preservation of the world’s remaining forests is one of the most pressing issues we face today. Forests are also home to most of the world’s wildlife as well as some of the remaining indigenous populations. Besides, the felling of trees releases huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and wreaks havoc with weather [...]

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Biofuels: flawed carbon accounting system can lead to more deforestation

October 28, 2009

We recently blogged about the UN’s recent statement on biofuels. Over the last week, there has been a lot of discussion on the topic, and not exactly an optimistic one, but it’s an important debate to have ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit in December. Technorati Tags: Biofuel, Deforestation, Emissions trading, Fossil fuel, Greenhouse gas, [...]

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Saving forests to curb climate change

October 12, 2009

It sounds like a no-brainer, but given the world’s insistence on ignoring this simple truth, it’s always worth repeating it: halting deforestation is one of the most effective and cheap ways to reduce the impact climate change. According to FAO, “forests and the wood they produce trap and store carbon dioxide, playing a major role [...]

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