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Ever Green - Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet (Hardcover)
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Ever Green - Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet (Hardcover)
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Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending
from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern
Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering
seacoast to Canada's Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost
the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying parts
of six nations in Africa's wet equatorial middle; and the island
forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California. These
megaforests are vital to preserving global biodiversity, thousands
of cultures, and a stable climate, as economist John W. Reid and
celebrated biologist Thomas E. Lovejoy argue convincingly in Ever
Green. Megaforests serve an essential role in decarbonizing the
atmosphere-the boreal alone holds 1.8 trillion metric tons of
carbon in its deep soils and peat layers, 190 years' worth of
global emissions at 2019 levels-and saving them is the most
immediate and affordable large-scale solution to our planet's most
formidable ongoing crisis. Reid and Lovejoy offer practical
solutions to address the biggest challenges these forests face,
from vastly expanding protected areas, to supporting Indigenous
forest stewards, to planning smarter road networks. In gorgeous
prose that evokes the majesty of these ancient forests along with
the people and animals who inhabit them, Reid and Lovejoy take us
on an exhilarating global journey.
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