Comments on: A market in forests?

By: @TreeBanker

@TreeBanker — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:39:55 +0000

It has been said that the tropical rainforests are “The Lungs of the Earth.” If this is true would they not be among the most valuable parts of the planet?Greenpeace and other skeptics of carbon credits generated through avoided deforestation always seen to overlook a simple solution to the fear of “under-priced carbon credits flooding the market.” Place a floor on the price of all carbon credits. Instead of limiting the percentage of forestry credits in the marketplace (as in the current EU ETS), require that a certain percentage of credits come from forestry projects.The Trillion $$$ carbon market is the rainforests’ best hope of survival, and the planet’s.Dan T@TreeBanker

By: Iip Albanjary

Iip Albanjary — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:13:15 +0000

Protecting remaining (tropical) forests can’t be done by the owner country alone.International community should participate based on the fairness principles. Let the markets emerge, but don’t let everything charge to the markets.

By: Prue Acton

Prue Acton — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:18:08 +0000

Australia continues to log her last remaining native forests ncluding 500-600 year old trees and despite a glut of tax payer subsidized plantation timber.Less than 2% of logs are feature grade; the rest is low grade with 80-90% classed as waste and exported as woodchips. Now this so called ‘waste’ will be burnt for electricity as ‘renewable’ and will undercut wind and solar energy prices.Native forest logging emissions are 7% and not counted under UNFCC rules; our southern regions are drying out and our unique species such as koalas are dying out.Yes, protect our climate means protect forests.

By: Harriett Swift

Harriett Swift — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:19:03 +0000

This idea is just too sensible. In Australia we subsidise the logging of our native forests, but pay our neighbours, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to protect theirs.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:09:19 +0000

Another source of deforestation is our misplaced faith in corn-based ethanol fuel. There are other, more sustainable sources of alternate fuel (plant waste, algae, etc.) that don’t obliterate the last wild places on earth.

By: Nikkei 225

Nikkei 225 — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:19:00 +0000

Saving the forests will be an almost impossible task, look at China’s growing appetite for Brazillian soybeans and beef, this triggers a growing demand for agricultural land and will lead to more deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.