Anthropogenic (caused by humans) deforestation is the conversion of land use from forest to another designation. Logging, commercial or otherwise, doesn’t equal deforestation. It is what the land becomes that is the issue. Often, the conversion is to an agricultural use, e.g., the conversion of Amazonian rainforest to soy, vineyards, or rangeland. Deforestation, what isContinue reading “Anthropogenic Deforestation”
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Happy Earth Day
On April 22, 1970, I, along with 20 million others that day, attended one of the first Earth Day celebrations (Read the history of Earth Day here, written by the founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson). The one I went to was held at Santa Monica City College (yes, Dustin Hoffman’s and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s alma mater). InContinue reading “Happy Earth Day”
The trouble with Hemp
… there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and wrong. Any time there is a discussion about forests, someone brings up the possibility of substituting hemp for paper and for petroleum products. I read on one discussion forum, “[Industrial hemp] can be harvested every four months while traditional varieties of trees are allowed toContinue reading “The trouble with Hemp”
For Every Complex Environmental Problem
For every complex environmental problem there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and wrong. Any time there is a discussion about forests, someone brings up the possibility of substituting hemp for paper and for petroleum products. I read on one discussion forum, “[Industrial hemp] can be harvested every four months while traditional varieties ofContinue reading “For Every Complex Environmental Problem”
Samboja Lestari
Willie Smits is working to turn the deforestation, caused by palm oil plantations in Indonesia, around. His district had been deforested because of the desire for palm oil to make bio-diesel (download a BOS report on the threat from palm oil). His organization, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS), has created 3,000 jobs through reforestation at SambojaContinue reading “Samboja Lestari”
Timber’s Term of the Week: Timber Beast
Timber Beast n Forest Service personnel (or any establishment types) who invariably side with timber industry. Someone obsessed with denuding woodland of all marketable timber. A logger. A lumberjack. The title of a book by Archie Binns, copyright 1944. Like most definitions, the meaning of Timber Beast has morphed over the years. The first definitionContinue reading “Timber’s Term of the Week: Timber Beast”
Timber's Term of the Week: Timber Beast
Timber Beast n Forest Service personnel (or any establishment types) who invariably side with timber industry. Someone obsessed with denuding woodland of all marketable timber. A logger. A lumberjack. The title of a book by Archie Binns, copyright 1944. Like most definitions, the meaning of Timber Beast has morphed over the years. The first definitionContinue reading “Timber's Term of the Week: Timber Beast”
Samboja Lestari
Willie Smits is working to turn the deforestation, caused by palm oil plantations in Indonesia, around. His district had been deforested because of the desire for palm oil to make bio-diesel (download a BOS report on the threat from palm oil). His organization, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS), has created 3,000 jobs through reforestation at SambojaContinue reading “Samboja Lestari”
Deforestation and Reforestation
Experts Advance New Way to Size Up Global Forest Resources According to research out of the University of Helsinki, “An increasing number of countries and regions are transitioning from deforestation to afforestation, raising hopes for a turning point for the world as a whole, according to researchers advancing a more sophisticated approach to measuring forestContinue reading “Deforestation and Reforestation”
Deforestation and Reforestation
Experts Advance New Way to Size Up Global Forest Resources According to research out of the University of Helsinki, “An increasing number of countries and regions are transitioning from deforestation to afforestation, raising hopes for a turning point for the world as a whole, according to researchers advancing a more sophisticated approach to measuring forestContinue reading “Deforestation and Reforestation”
Nullius in Verba 