Forest Protection
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: November 14, 2022
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Synopsis
- This interactive article assesses the quantitative and qualitative benefits of protecting forests as an important solution to climate change, with specifics about boreal, temperate, tropical, and subtropical forests.
- This resource includes an overview of forest protection measures and the importance and feasibility of using them to maintain their carbon-storing services and prevent further greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and damage to ecosystem services.
Subjects: Social Studies, Biology
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The brief article explains how the authors came to their conclusions by presenting their methodology and sources.
- This resource is great practice for reading technical texts and research papers.
- The article also provides ways individuals can engage in the solution.
Additional Prerequisites
- Before reading the article, students should understand the basics of nature-based carbon sequestration and storage and read the methodology section to fully understand the information presented.
- Students should know terms like anthropogenic, deforestation, and degradation.
- This interactive table of solutions can be used to show students the rankings of solutions by scenario on the Drawdown website and may make it easier to understand the relative impact of forest protection.
Differentiation
- This resource can be used in economics classes during lessons about market solutions and ecosystem valuation methods.
- Have social studies students consider how to engage different stakeholders (e.g., governments, businesses, local and marginalized communities, etc.) in forest protection.
- AP Environmental Science, ecology, or biology classes can utilize the information, maps, and adjustable slider for the adoption of this soution on a 100-yr or 20-yr time frame.
This is a brief overview of how forestland protection, restoration, and retention can sequester carbon and slow the effects of climate change. A solution to restoring and maintaining forestland is presented along with a methodology, results, and discussion. This proposal is a great way to get students thinking about what else can be done to combat climate change, and how thinking outside of the box by restoring the land can lead to great changes. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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