Sentences with phrase «forest preservation efforts»

Ostensibly REDD offers the potential to make forest conservation pay for itself, but as past adventures in conservation have shown, it takes more than money to make conservation effective — namely forest preservation efforts must directly benefit local communities.

Not exact matches

He points to mitigation efforts discussed at Copenhagen, such as REDD (reduced emissions from forest deforestation and forest degradation), which would encourage forest preservation, thereby both helping to put the brakes on carbon dioxide levels and providing more room for many species to move — a plan he calls a «win - win situation.»

Thanks to William Kent's preservation efforts, Muir Woods was spared this fate and remains as a very accessible yet prime example of an old - growth forest.

Last month, Mr. Gore described funding for forest preservation as «one of many tools» needed for an effort that must include deep cuts in gas emissions from established and emerging industrial powers.