North Olympic Peninsula residents addressing human-made climate disruption. Washington State, U.S.A.
OCA just signed on to this NGO letter asking the Biden administration to strengthen protections of our older forests in its proposed National Old-Growth Amendment. Main points: None of the alternatives include language to prohibit logging of old growth, only a vague statement of desired condition. The final plan should end the cutting and selling …
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"Include mature forests … not just old growth" "Nationwide MOG protections would establish U.S. leadership on the Paris Climate Agreement (natural sinks and reservoirs) and the Glasgow Forest Pledge to end deforestation and forest degradation. It would demonstrate progress toward 30 x 30 and present a global model for effective forest and climate response. "Most …
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