Posts Tagged ‘Carbon Cycle’

Avoided deforestation: most favorite project of forest carbon offset

Posted in Forest on May 13th, 2009 by iip – 3 Comments

avoided-deforestationA recent survey of forest carbon offsetting reveals that most buyers rated positive on the projects of avoided deforestation and ecological reforestation.  It about 90% of respondents consider these to be highly desirable or desirable.

The survey was involved 141 corporate participants throughout the world. They are participated in the carbon market during February 2009 and also purchased about 2.7 million carbon credits in 2008–including 850,000 offset from forestry sector. The survey conducted four organization including Ecosecurities, Conservation International,The Climate Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) and ClimateBiz.

The participants of the survey rated highest on community and environmental benefits generated from forestry projects as main motivators for purchasing forestry offsets (88%). Meanwhile, about 77% of  participants agree or strongly agree on the motivators of the scale of the deforestation and climate change problem. Looking for the area preferred by participants for forestry carbon offsets, about 78% participants see that South America were considered attractive.  Africa and Southeast Asia positively rated 71% and 69% respectively.

Why people and business entities should pay more attentions on avoided deforestation?  I try to wrap it here: read more »

Forest may exacerbate greenhouse effect

Posted in Forest on April 17th, 2009 by iip – 2 Comments

forest climate change

Common understanding : forest could reduce the impact of climate change by storing huge carbon..

New findings: Forest could release huge carbon because of climate change

A recent study by IUFRO indicates that:

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Online services that make our earth better

Posted in Earth on March 23rd, 2009 by iip – Be the first to comment

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This sliced world has plenty of useful resources keeping grow and grow everyday. I like it as people from different countries and background are connected with latest technology such social media.  They call this era as digital age when every people has the rights to spread the information and receive it equally.

Digital age enables people to make any services helping the earth better.  I respect the innovators, early adopters and whoever spread it in any means so people through out the world recognize it well.

I highlight some online services that have been doing better action. Hopefully, some of you found new services that help poeple do simple action of making our earth better. See below:

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