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That's also only one tiny aspect to logging. Loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, micro-climatic shifts, the impact on streams, all can be devastating in isolati
by InclinedPlane 8y ago
That's also only one tiny aspect to logging. Loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, micro-climatic shifts, the impact on streams, all can be devastating in isolation, let alone together. Saying that you can plant new trees to replace old ones is a 1950s era lame-ass response to the issue, it is not suitable, let alone intellectually serious, as a "proposed solution" in 2019.
- scooble 8y agoThis is certainly a concern when logging old growth forests that have never been logged before, but I'm not sure it is such a concern with managed forests. I am pretty comfortable with the idea of increasing the area allotted to managed forests in the uk, particularly if it is allowing for a reduction in CO2 emmissions from homebuilding. I also suspect that the alternative for areas that are/could become managed forests is not for them to be left alone and undeveloped.