Defenders' Experts
Global Warming and International Conservation
Defenders of Wildlife supports mitigating global warming by stopping tropical deforestation. Deforestation and forest degradation generate about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually, more than all the world's transportation sources combined. Each year, a swath of tropical forest the size of New York State is destroyed, sending more than 5 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and causing permanent damage to some of the planet's most cherished places.
Forest destruction also threatens indigenous peoples and other communities who depend on forests for their well-being. Stopping deforestation also preserves essential habitats for Earth's irreplaceable animal and plant species.
Defenders advocates in U.S. forums for strengthening and increasing the global funding mechanisms to preserve tropical forests. Without urgent action against deforestation it will be impossible to achieve the atmospheric stabilization targets that scientists recommend.
Forest Carbon Dialogue Brings Together Companies and Environmental Groups
Defenders has coordinated its efforts with the Forest Carbon Dialogue, a group of major U.S. companies and environmental organizations:
Learn more about Defenders' broader work on global warming and its effects on species and natural ecosystems.
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