Aside from the “politics” of land grabs, the more critical issue is the destruction of soil fertility that goes along with forest destruction in these soil types. It’s a long recognized problem more lethal than the human conflicts.
^Random comment meaning nothing but some form of bigotry.
The “demand” for Brazilian forests is worldwide, especially from the large consumer societies; so your comparison should read “A forest probably looks like a field of gold bars to most consumers where their land is nothing but blighted urban landscapes.”
Lula seems to be on the ball in Brazil; I like the guy, most times.
I’ve noticed that most of comYics comments are pointless attempts at bigotry. who but the most dedicated bigot could tie brazilian rain forest depletion into the muslim world in any way? but hey, the only reason I come to this site is because I’m bored at work and pointless hatred and vitriol is funny.
comYics over 14 years ago
Cut 1 tree, plant 10 trees.
hank197857 over 14 years ago
too easy …
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 14 years ago
Plant more trees, like Christmas tree farms do. Then landfill the old crop and bury the carbon.
Gladius over 14 years ago
The problem is more complicated than it seems to outsiders. This is today’s NYTimes article dealing with this…
http://tinyurl.com/yg44629
Dtroutma over 14 years ago
Aside from the “politics” of land grabs, the more critical issue is the destruction of soil fertility that goes along with forest destruction in these soil types. It’s a long recognized problem more lethal than the human conflicts.
comYics over 14 years ago
A forest probably looks like a field of gold bars to some middle eastern people where their land is nothing but desert.
OmqR-IV.0 over 14 years ago
^Random comment meaning nothing but some form of bigotry. The “demand” for Brazilian forests is worldwide, especially from the large consumer societies; so your comparison should read “A forest probably looks like a field of gold bars to most consumers where their land is nothing but blighted urban landscapes.”
Lula seems to be on the ball in Brazil; I like the guy, most times.
person918 over 14 years ago
I’ve noticed that most of comYics comments are pointless attempts at bigotry. who but the most dedicated bigot could tie brazilian rain forest depletion into the muslim world in any way? but hey, the only reason I come to this site is because I’m bored at work and pointless hatred and vitriol is funny.