On Nov 30 when diplomats met in Paris for the climate talks many of them will be talking on how to lower the emissions from coal, oil and natural gas. Only a few will be arguing about the carbon-storing forests the Amazon and the Congo. It appears that the destruction of trees and vegetation is releasing more CO2 than transportation. When it comes to the CO2 being sucked up the Amazon easily takes up a quarter of that but with that being said the storage amount has dropped a third or more since the 1990s. With the Congo coming to a second when it comes to carbon storage.
In recent years, there have been great strides in bringing down the numbers on forest loss. These events have lead to greenhouse gas emissions to also drop a quarter over …show more content…
But the deforestation is hard to measure compared to the Amazon but it is a fraction of the forest loss in the Amazon. Most of the deforestation is caused by farmers who grow their resources and once they get done with that part of the land they move on. As of right now the Congo is in good shape what experts are worried about is the future since there has been a huge increase in hunting it is causing there to be a large, rapid decline to forest function. The damage that these hunters are causing needs to come to a stop because they are killing the animals that the plant species need for their seeds to …show more content…
Some scenarios suggest that forest loss later this century could release 3.5 times more CO2 every year which is more than Central America combined. This amount of clearing can also lead to a 1-degree rise in temperature and a10 percent decrease on rainfall. Tilman and Gillian Gilford who is a forest expert at the University of Vermont believe that the world should help Africa with better farming. If they were to get better seed and fertilizer, then they could see an increase in yields. Once the world helps Africa and the yields increase within five countries they would be able to spare 60 million hectares by
In recent years, there have been great strides in bringing down the numbers on forest loss. These events have lead to greenhouse gas emissions to also drop a quarter over …show more content…
But the deforestation is hard to measure compared to the Amazon but it is a fraction of the forest loss in the Amazon. Most of the deforestation is caused by farmers who grow their resources and once they get done with that part of the land they move on. As of right now the Congo is in good shape what experts are worried about is the future since there has been a huge increase in hunting it is causing there to be a large, rapid decline to forest function. The damage that these hunters are causing needs to come to a stop because they are killing the animals that the plant species need for their seeds to …show more content…
Some scenarios suggest that forest loss later this century could release 3.5 times more CO2 every year which is more than Central America combined. This amount of clearing can also lead to a 1-degree rise in temperature and a10 percent decrease on rainfall. Tilman and Gillian Gilford who is a forest expert at the University of Vermont believe that the world should help Africa with better farming. If they were to get better seed and fertilizer, then they could see an increase in yields. Once the world helps Africa and the yields increase within five countries they would be able to spare 60 million hectares by