Asia has to put a break in deforestation

March 27, 2008

United Nations have published a report that says that parts of Asia are losing more than 28,000 square kilometers (10,800 square miles) of forest every year. Twenty percent of the greenhouse gases come from deforestation because the trees keep the carbon dioxide inside them and then release it when they rot or are burnt.

The high rate at which the forest at south and southeast Asia is disappearing is a reason for concern because it makes the entire area more vulnerable to climate change.

Reversing deforestation so that the expected climate change won’t affect the populations too much is critical to avoid environmental catastrophes.

The main thing is to reduce carbon emissions and if countries in that area reduce deforestation and invest in carbon-reducing technologies the problem might be solved.

If countries in that area combine strengths into having more expensive green technologies the outcome of the climate change in a few years might not be so bad.

Photo: REUTERS/Hardi Baktiantoro

Haze blankets a damaged rainforest in Sampit regency of the Indonesia’s central Kalimantan province October 3, 2007.

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