by Gary Chandler | Nov 18, 2021 | Deforestation
Forest and Land-Use Agreement Already In Jeopardy Forests are one of the only proven weapons in the battle against greenhouse gases, but we are burning them down to create massive factory farms. Millions of acres of critical ecosystems have been lost forever. Many...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 27, 2021 | Global Warming
Carbon Sinks Becoming Carbon Generators Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year, despite the pandemic lockdown. The world will reach new records in 2021 according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It’s been at least 3...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 11, 2017 | Climate Change
Ecosystems Can Curb Global Warming, Increase Resilience Though his business card says Director of Forest Carbon Science at The Nature Conservancy, Bronson Griscom introduces himself as an ecological accountant. Griscom radiates an optimism somewhat rare in...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 29, 2017 | Forest Conservation
Gabon Will Conserve Rainforests Gabon has signed an $18 million deal with donors to stop deforestation and cut its carbon emissions by half as part of a wider plan to protect the tropical forests of the Congo Basin. One of the world’s most forested countries,...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 1, 2017 | Forest Conservation
Deforestation Threatens Biodiversity Today is the International Day of Forests. Deforestation is a major contributor to global warming, wildlife extinction, droughts and other threats to life as we know it. Forests are the most biologically-diverse ecosystems on land,...