Primary forests & proforestation: nature’s best climate solutions

Why the conservation of primary forests, i.e. forests that have not been previously logged, and proforestation of some secondary forest — i.e. letting forests that are semi-mature and have been previously logged grow back — are critical for climate and biodiversity. The relative impacts of logging on emissions of forest carbon. A proposal for a national Forest Carbon Reserve and other suggested solutions. RUNNING TIME: 23 MIN<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/cDHNb-BU__I?si=65CWPyPG3Lc7GXln” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=”strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe>

Presenter: Dominick DellaSala, PhD (Wild Heritage)

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