Why forests *really* matter for climate change
https://youtu.be/p8a9wXfOjxYForest conservation has long been seen as a way of […]
Date Posted:
November 19, 2017
https://youtu.be/p8a9wXfOjxY
Forest conservation has long been seen as a way of mitigating climate change, but across the world, natural landscapes are increasingly threatened by industrial development and urbanisation. According to the organisation Redd+, deforestation primarily in the tropical regions contributes a remarkable 10% of annual global CO2 emissions. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2017/11/14/forests-matter-climate-change-cop23