Forests
The Death Of North American Forests by Marlene Affeld.
Although it is sunny, ominous black clouds lay low on the horizon. The day matches my dark mood. I am grieving. A kind neighbor, Lyle, is on his way to come to cut down and remove seven of the magnificent trees on my land. It is painful to fall trees that I have pruned and nurtured for many years. I have no choice, they are infected with the dreaded Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB).
Science Video (6min 39sec): America's Disappearing Forests.
The mountain pine beetle, an insect pest, is destroying massive swaths of American lodgepole pine.
Throughout the Rocky Mountain west an epidemic is spreading.
This big problem is being caused by a very small creature.
Some are calling it the worst crisis to ever hit American forests...
Video: Dove Beauty Products Destroying Rainforests?. The 'Dove Onslaught(er)' Video (1min 27sec) was produced by Greenpeace.
98% of Indonesia's lowland forest will be gone by the time Azizah is 25. Most is destroyed to make palm oil, which is used in Dove products.
Talk to Dove before it's too late.
Unilever, the makers of Dove beauty products, are buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy Indonesia's rainforests. We've got the proof. They're causing forest destruction, species extinction and climate change.
Saving the Rainforests in Indonesia Video (3min 15sec) - Indonesia is leading a group of around 20 nations calling for financial compensation if they act to save their rainforests. The alliance, known as the Forestry 8, will be formally announced on Monday, during talks at the UN on climate change. The rainforest nations want incentives not to cut down their forests in the first place. Laura Kyle reports.
"The value of a forest is far greater once it has been felled than when it's left standing. Now rainforest nations say they want to change that, but for a price. The multi-billion dollar package that the F8 countries are expected to put up for discussion involves gain carbon credits in exchange for protecting their rainforests. These credits could be sold to other countries or companies which exceed their emissions limits..."
