Category Archives: Renewable: forests

One of three topics our group is deciding on pursing deals with the current deforestation issue in Brazil, specifically in the Amazon. Between 2005 and 2010 Brazil decreased its greenhouse gas emissions by 39 percent as a result of eliminating … Continue reading →

One topic that my group is exploring is the ongoing issue of deforestation in Afghanistan. According to the United Nations Environmental Program, “over the past three decades, Afghanistan’s forest cover has decreased by about 50%” (Carberry and Faizy 2013); there are a … Continue reading →

I found interesting how this article asserts that one of the most effective solution for climate change could be stopping deforestation, an issue that unfortunately did not get that much attention at the Paris accord on climate change. This problem, … Continue reading →