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This point was also made in David Attenborough’s recent climate documentary: the point is not about palm oil but about rainforest protection. If there is no pro
by mangecoeur 6y ago
This point was also made in David Attenborough’s recent climate documentary: the point is not about palm oil but about rainforest protection. If there is no protection, and if people can’t make a living another way, the forest will be cut for whatever makes money. The most tragic example i’ve seen is rainforest turned into those wood chips they put around potted plants. Is that a high value commodity? No. But it makes >0 money and if the value given to the wild forest is zero, then it will happen.
- worldsayshi 6y agoThe solution should be fairly simple. Give wild forest a >0 value by paying people for keeping it wild. I mean of course it's not a new idea and apparently it's very difficult in practice but it seems like the obvious response to that logic.
- fakedang 6y agoThat would mean paying millions of "backwards" tribal communities millions and possibly billions of dollars which we can't afford (/s) - Governments everywhere Unfortunately, unless they're a voting group the government can maintain control over, nothing will be done. On the contrary, we have government ministers and bureaucrats around the world likely engaging and actively playing a role in the deforestation of rainforests.
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