The Role of Forests in U.S. Climate Policy

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7621
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Wayburn, Laurie A.
Journal:	Land Lines
Volume:	21
Page(s):	2-7
Date:	2009
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7621
Sector:	Forestry Global Commons
Region:	North America
Subject(s):	forests deforestation climate change--policy
Abstract:	"Like many schoolchildren, I learned that years ago a squirrel could cross the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean never touching the ground, using our magnificent forests as an aerial highway. After massive clearing and development for agriculture, cities, and roads, those forests are now a tattered patchwork, and are nonexistent in many places. More than a squirrel's dilemma, though, the loss and altering of Americas forests have created both an enormous challenge to climate health and an opportunity for climate policy and action."

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