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How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Legal Planet

As quick background, the basic driver for a PES approach is that we need much more funding to conserve natural capital than philanthropy and governments can provide. Only the Congo, however, is still a net carbon sink. The bottom line is that roughly 99% of carbon emissions are unregulated or not offset at all.

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Why Energy Conservation Will Remain Crucial

Legal Planet

One reason to save energy is to limit carbon emissions from the energy we use. But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency.

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Analysis: How Costa Rica reversed deforestation and raised millions for conservation

A Greener Life

The Central American nation has won praise for its conservation efforts, including in reforestation, and continues to attract international finance to support its initiatives. The Central American nation has secured more than US$135 million in finance for nature in recent years, another leaf in its conservation success story.

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Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation:

Circle of Blue

The issue has begun changing minds about climate change among recreational fishermen, a demographic that leans politically conservative. Among recreational fishermen, a demographic that leans politically conservative, the issue has begun changing minds about climate change. The root cause of the issue is global climate change.

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The Not-So-Good News About Carbon Offsets

Legal Planet

In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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What’s Up With Water – November 8, 2021

Circle of Blue

Recreational fishermen are a demographic that leans politically conservative, and the issue has begun changing minds about climate change. Todd Tanner, a writer and lifelong sportsman, is the president of the climate education nonprofit group Conservation Hawks, run for and by hunters and anglers.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies.