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New Maps Peru Forests Help Conservation Priorities
2014-07-30 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment 360: New, highly detailed maps of Peru's vegetation show that three-quarters of the country's forests a biomass stock that sequesters more carbon than the combined annual CO2 emissions of the U.S. and China lie outside of protected areas and are vulnerable to deforestation, according to an analysis by researchers in the U.S. and Peru. The maps, which should prove helpful to scientists, conservationists, and policymakers working to protect the forests, offer the most detailed view to date of the different...
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Canada's boreal forests are burning releasing loads of carbon
2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: Rumbling afternoon thundershowers are breaking over the Southwest, bringing gratitude and sweet relief not that the region needed much relieving this year. Bouts of cool, wet weather throughout early summer helped stave off the conflagrations predicted to erupt after a dry winter, and by mid-July, most areas had already been deluged by a full months worth of rainfall. In other words, summer monsoon season has extinguished any lingering fears that 2014 would be a bad fire year. In a word, fire...
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Stunning high-resolution map reveals secrets of Peru's forests
2014-07-30 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Perus landmass has just been mapped like never before, revealing important insights about the country's forests that could help it unlock the value healthy and productive ecosystems afford humanity. The research - involving scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University, Wake Forest University, and Peru's Ministry of Environment (Minam) - assessed the aboveground carbon stock of all vegetation types across the country using a combination of data from satellites and...
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Climate warming may not drive net losses soil carbon from tropical forests
2014-07-28 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: The planet's soil releases about 60 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year, which is far more than that released by burning fossil fuels. This happens through a process called soil respiration. This enormous release of carbon is balanced by carbon coming into the soil system from falling leaves and other plant matter, as well as by the underground activities of plant roots. Short-term warming studies have documented that rising temperatures increase the rate of soil respiration. As...
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Latin America, Africa & Asia: Community Forests and Their Peoples Need Enhanced Protections
2014-07-26 16:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Latin Post: A new report argues that expanding and strengthening the community forest rights of indigenous and rural people in Latin America, Africa and Asia can lead to less deforestation and contribute to lower carbon dioxide emissions. The report "Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change," sponsored by the World Resources Institute and Rights and Resources Initiative, studied 14 forest rich countries including, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua,...
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