EAN: 9781324006039

EVER GREEN - SAVING BIG FORESTS TO SAVE THE PLA...

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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