Sunday December 7, 2008, 8:35 am
This is great...working towards solving two major problems - the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity - a real win-win potential!. Here is an interesting related article which describes Conservation International's efforts in this area - and how YOU can help addrress both of these problems :)

New Carbon Calculator Aims To Conserve Forests

A new online carbon calculator helps people easily calculate how much they are adding to global greenhouse gases. The CI carbon calculator offers a way to offset those emissions by helping protect tropical forests from being burned and cleared.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071211095832.htm

Sunday December 7, 2008, 3:13 pm
noted thank you

Sunday December 7, 2008, 6:46 pm
Thanks!

Sunday December 7, 2008, 6:47 pm
Thanks, Chris. I annotate articles not found in the usual professional geography journals for "Perspective," the newsletter of the National Council for Geographic Education, and I will annotate the full UNEP article in the next issue.

Sunday December 7, 2008, 10:39 pm
Thanks. Noted.

Monday December 8, 2008, 12:02 am
Noted and interesting

Monday December 8, 2008, 3:54 am
Noted. TY Pirjo also to Chris for the message.

Monday December 8, 2008, 4:48 am
Thank you Cris noted. Janet

Monday December 8, 2008, 5:36 am
Thank you Chris for sending and Pirjo for posting.

Monday December 8, 2008, 6:31 am
That's great Chris!
Louise

Monday December 8, 2008, 6:50 am
Noted. Thanks Chris.

Monday December 8, 2008, 11:37 am
Oh wow...now comments from Judy. Yet. I'm sure she'll show up to troll this thread with misinformation.

Chris, great find, thanks for posting this. I am hoping Nature can once again pull a miracle out of adversity we've created. Speaking of which, are you going to see the latest version of "The Day the Earth Stood Still?" Looks like it has a very Green and poignant underlying message (at last!).

Monday December 8, 2008, 1:03 pm
This is rather exciting news ... The main benefit that can come out of this is that it can place a high "economic" value on preserving intact old growth forests. While many of us value these rainforests in their own right, without financial backing many of these forests will be lost. Potentially, the owners of the rainforests can enjoy economic benefits from preserving forests which are competitive with cutting them down...the trees may be worth more "alive" than "dead"...

Monday December 8, 2008, 3:21 pm
of course, trees are always worth more alive than dead, right? glad to see it's catching on in the profit-driven world now, too! noted....thanks, chris.

Monday December 8, 2008, 3:41 pm
Perhaps now more sensible people start thinking about protecting natural habitats. If men are not sensitive, at least be sensible!!!
Meanwhile, in the Southern region of my country, Argentina, the forests of Tierra del Fuego are burning. The Minister of Environment expressed his concern only about people and their loss of material possessions... no more comments...

Monday December 8, 2008, 4:26 pm
Alejandra, I'm sorry to hear about the fires. It's disturbing when all one hears as "important" only seems to be what humans lose (or think they are losing). No one mourns or discusses the loss of wildlife, the agony and misery other species endure, and the damage to the trees and forests. I always found that personally offensive.

Monday December 8, 2008, 5:12 pm
Where's Judy?

Monday December 8, 2008, 6:35 pm
Noted, thanks .

Monday December 8, 2008, 8:42 pm
Yes, Rooibos, it's a tragedy. However, his words were coherent with the last week's presidential veto on a law that was voted by the Congress: the Glaciers' Protection Law. Now this law will have to be discussed and approved again next year. These are the Kirschner's Administration environmental policies.