Sentences with phrase «forest protection efforts»

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We are also actively involved in efforts to encourage the responsible management of Massachusetts forests and protection of old growth.

Because the owls» biggest problem used to be destruction of their old - growth forest habitat, conservation efforts have focused on protection against logging.

Look at any list of main points in play in recent years: forest protection and planting, transfers of money and technology from powerful to vulnerable, efforts to set, measure and verify emissions reductions — and you'll see a glaringly missing factor.

Demand for carbon offsets earned from forest protection or renewal grew 17 % in 2013 as companies and governments invested $ 192 million in efforts to plant trees, improve forest management, support «climate - smart» agriculture, or avoid deforestation.

In contrast, REDD + funding — which has long been a major pillar of forest protection in the Amazon region — has been insufficient for the country to maintain its long - term forest conservation efforts.

The research comes as efforts intensify to include protection for tropical forests in carbon credit schemes, as part of a new climate deal to replace the Kyoto protocol.»

21 November 2014 Washington, D.C. Demand for carbon offsets earned from forest protection or renewal grew 17 % in 2013 as companies and governments invested $ 192 million in efforts to plant trees, improve forest management, support «climate - smart» agriculture, or avoid deforestation.

In an effort to raise money to prevent deforestation and preserve remaining areas of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil has announced that it has established an international fund for forest protection.

Global forest protection is a global effort.