This new is very old (2008), but nowadays it’s very important for the Chilean forestry sector, because in the future it could have a significant consequences in our country in different aspects. By introducing REDD wich means Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in developing countries, in a very simple way to explain it , the purpose of this programme is to diminish the greenhouse gas effect particularly carbon dioxide, A way to achieve this goal is through the ability of forests to store carbon dioxide, for this reason the program is trying to encourage developing countries in the sustainable management of their Forests .How can they do this? Basically through the mechanism of compensation where the developed countries pay to developing countries to maintain their forests.
In Chile it could be a very important initiative in the central zone, like Santiago, where there are the Mediterranean Ecosystems, because in the latest decades this kind of ecosystem has been degraded very quickly. These programs could be a source of job to us (Forest Engineering), but it implies to increase our knowledge about REDD, for example the conditions,payments,suitable areas to apply the program, etc.
For more information visit www.un-redd.org ….
I think that this is a good initiative to fight against the global warming, but its aim is only to buffer the action of CO2 and the other greenhouse gases, nonetheless we need to start to diminish the emissions.
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