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Tree planting: A key weapon against global warming

The following article, first circulated last year and recently updated, outlines the benefits of reforestation projects and addresses the most frequent criticisms made of them.Tree-planting activities - reforestation and afforestation - have come in for criticism in recent times, giving rise to a debate over whether planting new forests in order to combat climate change is worthwhile, and whether it can be accurately reflected in a system of ‘carbon credits’.

Project developer Carbon Positive believes strongly that tree-planting can and will make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, as well as providing a host of wider environmental and socio-economic benefits. We further believe that carbon markets in their various forms are key to providing an effective means of financing tree-planting activities on the scale needed to make a difference globally.

Full article:

http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=743

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Ian Hamilton
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Carbon Positive
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