Forest Protection is a Climate Solution
The four biggest emitters of CO2 in the world are the USA, China, Indonesia and Brazil. We all know about the top one, the second place isn't too surprising but Indonesia and Brazil?
Well with CO2 released from deforestation making up almost a fifth (17%) of the worlds' carbon emissions nations which cut down a lot of trees end up releasing a lot of carbon. If we could stop deforestation in Indonesia and Brazil which between them account for almost half of the deforestation then around 10% of global emissions would be saved. That's a big chunk of what's needed to hold off dangerous climate change.
Learn more about how we're putting pressure on Indonesia and the global food companies fuelling the deforestation in our report 'cooking the climate'
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U tell me..the previus summer all the forests in greece got burned.in spite of the protest,the goverment did nothing!against this many ministers build villas there.now people has no place to live because of the floods that caused the rain(no trees left).the most tragic is that people caused this disaster!probably my people,greek people can't understand the meaning of the forests.shame on them.
Posted by: Erato Giannopoulou | November 22, 2007 8:36 PM