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This is incorrect. There are still old-growth forests, such as the Amazon, but they're still being clear-cut. It's very, very simple: stop doing that. No, we
by magduf 7y ago
This is incorrect. There are still old-growth forests, such as the Amazon, but they're still being clear-cut.
It's very, very simple: stop doing that.
No, we can't easily get back the old-growth forests in the US, as that ship has sailed, but there's more to the planet than the US, and we can stop causing even more damage. But we don't want to.
- xeromal 7y agoBrazil isn't going to stop so do we invade a sovereign nation to get them to stop in order to benefit the world?
- darkpuma 7y agoIf you ranked all wars humanity has fought from most justified to least, I expect your proposed war would be rather near the top.
- xeromal 7y agoOh, I definitely agree. I just don't think anyone else is on board with me. There should be UN forces that help steward our earth from dipshit despots.
- non-prophet 7y agoThere are also old-growth forests in the United States. Many in the Upper Midwest, are in areas not on maps in 1800s due to cartographic errors. Another, Cathedral Pines in Wisconsin was not logged at the request of the timber company manager's wife, so she could continue her prayer group in the forest. List of old-growth forests in the US that need continued protection not only from timber harvests but from disease, fire, and pests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_old-growth_forests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_old-growth_forests