How carbon can make economic and ecological sense
Ecological Outsourcing The preservation of forests could be savings for governments and forest dwellers, and outsourcing could also help preserve the habitat of species of mammals such as elephants and orang-utans, according to a study published this week.
The study, published in the journal Conservation Letters, is part of a broader effort by conservation organizations to protect tropical forests in the industry that threaten the use of charismatic species to build public support and generate funds for conservation.
The study is also part of a battle over how to manage the world’s forests - a debate can be a key element of negotiations.
“Now we must see the political debate of catching up with science, at the time because the potential benefits of linking the protection of forests for biodiversity is not receiving the attention they deserve.
To examine whether the clearance of land for more oil palm plantations or payment to conserve the forests that offer greater value.
Researchers found that the payment to the conservation of the forest is more valuable than plantations, provided that the poorer nations can earn between INR 500 and INR 1500 per tonne of CO2 saved. Currently, one credit represents one tonne of CO2 will be sold for about INR 1000, which has the world of greenhouse gases largest exchange system.
In addition, researchers found that areas of peat forests, which store carbon more abundant and therefore cheaper to manage, which is almost double the density of other species of mammals such as forest areas.
Even the purchase of carbon credits “to a relatively low price may result in benefits to climate change and biodiversity in some areas very important.
We must now see if these opportunities exist in other regions.
The idea of paying people in the developing world to conserve their forests (known in jargon as the climate of a global framework for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD) represents a change in paradigm.
Instead of making money through the exploitation of forests for wood products and for crops such as palm oil, governments and citizens in the developing world must accept another model based on payment applied for conservation, could be used for education, health and alternative economic development.
But opponents of a payment system to emphasize that the verification of emission reductions would be too hard. They also say such a system could fly over the world, the opportunity for economic development
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