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Tree planting seems like a straightforward, positive climate solution: plant trees to soak up carbon, green urban spaces, reduce heat. However, in Sweden, nearly a fifth of the country’s ancient growth forests have been cut down since 2000 as part of the country’s timber products sector.
Why This Matters: The Swedish forestry model causes many of the same harms as deforestation even with no tree replacement.
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by Amy Lupica, ODP Staff Writer Even as big banks divest from industries like fossil fuels, mining, and logging in regions across the globe, they’re continuing to invest in one of the biggest drivers of global climate change: food and farming corporations. Unsustainable and privatized agriculture and food production is responsible for approximately 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Continue Reading 641 wordsVerra, a non-profit that sets the standards used to assess carbon reduction projects and certifies their effectiveness, announced that it has strengthened its forest preservation and restoration standard, updating it based on its ten years of experience in evaluating projects and on the latest science.
Why this Matters: We cannot hold warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius without nature-based solutions such as preserving existing forests and restoring others
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by Ashira Morris, ODP Staff Writer Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has accelerated since Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Last year, an area the size of Connecticut was destroyed in the world’s largest rainforest. President Biden now has the opportunity to make good on his campaign promise to dedicate $20 billion to […]
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Humans need forests for our survival, from the air we breathe to the wood we use. These ecosystems also provide livelihoods for people, offer watershed protection, prevent soil erosion, and mitigate climate change. Unfortunately, a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) titled “Deforestation Fronts: Drivers and Responses in a Changing World” reveals that more […]
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by Natasha Lasky, ODP Contributing Writer In October, deforestation rose in the Amazon for the first time in four months. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to take action against logging in the Amazon calling the act “cultural” and expressing that it “will never end.” Yet this year, from July to September, logging slowed because […]
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