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To: Father Terrence who wrote (49768)	8/7/1999 10:48:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) of 108807

4) End Deforestation, Encourage Afforestation. Forests play a critical role in the natural carbon cycle. As trees grow, they absorb and store CO2 from the atmosphere. The carbon is released when trees die, are harvested, or are destroyed by fire. Curbing deforestation and encouraging replanting would help slow buildup of atmospheric CO2 and provide other environmental benefits, including the protection of watersheds, the provision of habitat for wildlife, and the preservation of areas for recreational use. In addition to reducing the use of fossil fuels, an effective global warming mitigation strategy should include efforts to eliminate the underlying causes of deforestation. For example, efforts to slow population growth and reduce poverty would lessen the pressures to clear forested land for agricultural use and development and to burn wood for fuel. The strategy should also focus on the elimination of perverse government incentives to timber companies, which promote deforestation over other "non-market" uses of forests. sierraclub.org

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