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Untouched natural forests store three times more carbon dioxide than previously estimated and 60 percent more than plantation forests, said a new Australian study of "green carbon" and its role in climate change.
Green carbon occurs in natural forests, brown carbon is found in industrialised forests or plantations, grey carbon in fossil fuels and blue carbon in oceans.
September 25, 2002
For Immediate Release
Contact: Ben Lilliston, 612-870-3416, blilliston@iatp.org
Minneapolis - A new interactive display that describes sustainable forestry practices will have its grand opening at the Audubon Center of the North Woods Annual Fall Open House this Saturday, September 28.
Our industrialized food and farming systems are both driving the climate crisis and threatened by it. The 2022 United Nations global climate conference, COP27, is a chance to shine a light on these connections and push for real solutions.
On July 3, the High Level Panel of Experts of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its much-anticipated report on agroecology in Rome. The report signals the continuing shift in emphasis in the UN agencys approach to agricultural development.
Our industrialized food and farming systems are both driving the climate crisis and threatened by it. The upcoming United Nations global climate conference, COP27, is a chance to shine a light on these connections and push for real solutions. In this four-part podcast series, hear from policy experts at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy on the nexus of agriculture and climate change, what we expect to see happen at COP27 and what must be done to create more resilient food systems in the face of a heating planet.