To tackle deforestation we must focus on land use. Here's why
2022年9月13日 · Stopping deforestation is crucial to cutting carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2007-2016 came from agriculture and land-use change, approximately half of which is due to deforestation.
World off track to end deforestation by 2030, report finds
2023年10月27日 · Yet deforestation increased by 4% worldwide in 2022 compared with 2021, as some 66,000 square kilometers (25,000 square miles) were destroyed, the annual Forest Declaration Assessment report said. That means the world is …
Investment in reforestation is critical for Mexico's forests
2022年9月30日 · Mexico suffers from one of the highest rates of deforestation on the planet, a third of its land area is severely degraded. Led by the World Economic Forum and the Mexican Alliance for Ecosystem Restoration (AMERE), a coalition between Reforestamos Mexico, WRI Mexico and WWF Mexico, the 1t.org Mexico Chapter has launched to scale the ...
How 3 tech start-ups plan to tackle forest restoration
2021年4月7日 · This includes reporting and tracking on zero deforestation, forest cover, carbon stored over time, and activities such as tree planting. “Sixty-six percent of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products, but most organizations don’t know the farmers they source from, let alone their impact,” Farm-Trace founder and Chief ...
Why forest restoration is key to India's climate goals
2022年3月23日 · India has a long tradition of community participation in the conservation and restoration of trees and forests, from the Bishnoi people in the country’s arid state of Rajasthan who gave their lives to save their forest more than two centuries ago, to the women of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand who mobilised the Chipko movement in the 1970s.
Who suffers most from deforestation? | World Economic Forum
2014年11月26日 · The debate over deforestation has traditionally weighed the tradeoffs between local economic benefits and the broader ecological footprint measured in carbon emissions (Alix-Garcia et al., 2013; Foster & Rosenzweig, 2003). Consequently, this framing has led to the creation of several multi-billion dollar programs under the umbrella of the ...
Afforestation can help to tackle climate change. Here's how
2021年11月3日 · It is a countermeasure against deforestation, which has been contributing to climate change dramatically for the last few centuries. Recently, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that 100 billion square meters of forest were cut down each year over the last decade, while tropical deforestation has contributed 8 percent of global ...
Saving the Amazon rainforest – in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
2021年7月23日 · Satellites and other data tools are critical in the real-time monitoring of deforestation, forest fires and other threats to the Amazon. Data collected on location is also crucial in backing this up. The scientific community must collaborate to implement an early warning system that alerts the world to risks in “near real time”.
Five ways to tackle global deforestation | World Economic Forum
2019年10月15日 · A statement calling for Corporate Action on Deforestation signed by 230 investors representing more than $16.2 trillion sent a massive sign to countries and companies still wrestling with deforestation. There is an increase in positive momentum from the finance sector, but we still have a long way to go.
Protect, manage, restore: a formula to end deforestation
Costa Rica reversed a decades-long trend of deforestation with early conservation and restoration policies, including eliminating cattle ranching subsidies and implementing a payment for an ecosystem services scheme. Between 1986-2013, annual deforestation decreased while forest regeneration substantially increased. The country became a pioneer ...