October 14, 2009
Our last post was about the need to protect the world’s forests as a natural and cost-effective way to capture carbon dioxide, to protect biodiversity and the remaining indigenous people who dwell in them. As if to reinforce the point, Earthfirst published a harrowing piece of news about a Brazilian Indian tribe called Akuntsu, who [...]
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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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