Earth’s four billion hectares of forest, from Chocó rainforest in Ecuador and Colombia to the vast boreal forests of Canada and Russia, are the essential building blocks of a more sustainable world. Forests are our best mechanism for removing carbon pollution from the atmosphere, and they are a renewable source of climate-friendly wood products that can replace emissions-intensive and non-renewable materials like concrete, plastic and steel.
New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) experts have concluded that to both increase forests’ ability to mitigate climate change and ensure their protection and health, we need to improve current forest management practices and recruit more landowners and forest managers to use them. Foresters have long applied the science of forestry-silviculture-to speed the growth of forests and deliver valued environmental services like clean water and wildlife habitat. Now, at both a regional and a global level, we need to tailor our approach to forest land to secure a livable climate and feed the future’s circular economy.
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RE:TV Reseeding Rainforests
Brazil's Xingu Park is the oldest indigenous territory in Brazil. Its 2.6 million hectares provide a home to 16 different tribes. The Rede de Sementes do Xingu brings together over 500 indigenous seed-collectors to gather and disperse native seeds, preserving the Amazon's essential biodiversity w...
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RE:TV Working with Nature
"Everything was being designed, and still is in many ways, to battle against nature, to suppress and destroy and exploit." HRH The Prince of Wales encourages us all to work with nature to address the environmental crisis.
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RE:TV Terra Carta
HRH The Prince of Wales calls on leaders from all sectors and from all around the world to give their support to the ‘Terra Carta’ - a new initiative providing the basis of a sustainable recovery plan for Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.
The Terra Carta is based on...
