DEFORESTATION

Hi, it's Sam.

And today I'm going to talk about the first station.

The first station refers to the cutting, clearing and removal

off natural forest in general, including the conversion off natural

forest into tree plantations.

As you can see here, an example.

The clearance off tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia for oil

palm plantations Gonna make you bigger for you guys to

see. Um And why do we need a forced for

the first help stabilize the world's climate by sequestering carbon

they provide home to the majority off planet plant and

animal species.

Obviously, um, they maintained the water cycle.

They have buffer again storm damage, erosion and flood cycles.

Uh, and obviously they we need them as a source

off food, fiber, fuel and met.

Seen the supports for force.

Definite people, including tribes living in voluntary isolation from the

rest off.

Humanity. Um, they provide recreational and spiritual and cultural value.

So the four star really important.

If the four star this important, um, forced loss, therefore,

is a big problem.

Um, deforestation accelerates global warming increases biodiversity laws.

This works right for patterns.

Um, it presents of food security risk for the to

the forest dependent populations.

So, um, but if the four start really important, why

do we come down trees?

What are the causes off this for?

Deforestation Also know, as drivers off this deforestation, um, number

one forest conversion for permanent agriculture.

Agriculture a zai show you Azan Example.

Palm oil plantations.

Large scale shifting cultivation where the forests not permitted to

regenerate to two subsequent uh, subsequent clearing forest conversion for

permanent past year large scale mining operations.

I'm gonna show you a picture later on, um, large

roads and infrastructure project or but expansion and fires, as

we saw here in Brazil.

Here is the picture off the large scale mining operations

that requires deforestation.

If we have a problem, we need to solve it.

So what are the solutions off deforestation?

Reforestation solutions Number one improve governance to curb illegal Contra

version and degradation off forests and reduce mismanagement off resources,

which is a big problem.

Uh, engage stakeholders in and around forests area forest areas

to determine how conservation I first get, support local livelihoods

and help make plan use more sustainable.

Um also strengthen transparency around land use and community sources

to improve accountability, which is really important for this problem

to be solved.

Recognize the land rights off force dependent people to ensure

the first day.

Traditionally use are taken away from them.

Uh, educate the public only importance off four separate systems

because we have a voice we need to speak up.

We need to fight for rights for you to fight

for forests.

Um, take personal responsibility in how you use resources.

The decision we make as customers have direct impact on

the fate of forests.

We have a powerful voice as they said in asking

companies what actions are they're taking to eliminate before station

for their supply chains mostly, um, support environment defenders who

are putting their lives and well being, you know, the

line to protect forests because most of the time they

aren't heard.

They fight alone.

Um, they don't have support, So we need to support

them. We need to communicate our concerns about forced to

policymakers and companies, as I said, and to our friends

and family to because more and more people will be

helping and fighting for the same cause and vote for

representatives who support thoughtful force friendly policies because they can

make a difference.

And we need to vote right vote and people who

Well, uh, make a different, um, in in a way

that we wanted to make a difference.

So our part is to vote right in this case.

And why do I say solutions?

Because do they work?

Not really.

Uh, the Brazilian Amazon.

So this stating fires from August to October 2020 while

dependent also for losses off 28% off the entire thing,

the entire bottom critics content that our president's Amazon council

and the Brazilian armed forces into Amazon thio Amazon to

combat deforestation.

And this year's fires failed to perform either desk.

Uh, effectively.

Meanwhile, um, our president has made more major goods, uh,

to the nation's to funding straight principal environment.

Environmental agencies, while Environment Minister has helped back the grand

majority off ministries environment policies, budget this year.

Um, So this is why I call it solutions because

our problem isn't solved yet.

We need to keep fighting.

We need to keep asking me to keep speaking up,

because, uh, we aren't being hurt yet, and is there

is to hope for forests off course there is.

There is to hope because the influence off activists are

rising, Incorporates are committing and acting with zero deforestation policies.

Technology is developing for good traditional and rights and ecosystem

service is are being recognized and as ah, solution for

climate change.

The restoration off this forest sees is being used as

a solution for climate change.

So it's a social for both problems that they are

completely linked and directly related.

Um, next thing I'm going to show you is people

speaking up people trying to make a difference.

Greenpeace protesting against companies Palm oil policy here and how

are deforestation and climate change related, Um at the same

time that the forestation causes climate change, climate change effects,

this deforestation the forestation accelerates global warming and disrupts rainfall

patterns, and scientists expect climate change to have to have

wide ranging effects for the world's forests.

Changes in weather patterns, rainfall distribution and chapter true will

result in the transformation off some tropical rainforests into drier

forests and the shift off other types of forests into

tropical forests.

So at the same time that the first Asian causes

climate change, climate change effects are firsts.

Um, talking about climate change is climate change, radio off

course cities.

And now I'm gonna tell you why.

And I hope you already know.

But ofcourse, the global temperature rising is, uh, effect.

So climate change Israel we can see by the warming

oceans shrinking ice sheets decreasing, decreasing snow cover sea level

of the sea level rising the Rx sea ice, declining

ocean acidification and extreme events like extreme storms.

And, um, to mostly extreme storms and fires that are

more extreme.

Uh, so climate change is in really the topic today,

so I'm just gonna wrap ups, um, meet about climate

change. Um, just thio link Richard things.

Number one is the Earth's climate has always changed.

Yes, the Earth's climate has always changed, but the rapid

warming we're seeing now can't be explained by natural cycles

off warming and cooling, the kind of changes that would

normally happen over hundreds and thousands of years that happening

in decades.

So something is wrong.

Um, the warming off first average temperature as a result

of human activity such as, uh, burning coal, oil and

gas to produce energy to feel our homes and transport

and cutting down trees to produce the food wheat.

So it's a man made climate change.

Number two plants need a carbon dioxide side to survive.

Yes, they need.

But CO two itself does not cause problems, and it's

a part off the natural global ecosystem.

The problem is the quantity off that's being produced by

US humans.

There hasn't bean this level off so two in the

atmosphere for 800,000 years.

So the problem is the quantity, um number three climate

changes a future problem.

We are already seeing the devastating effects of climate change

on global food supplies, increasing migration, cloth, conflict, disease and

global with stability.

And this will only get worse if we don't act

now. Man made climate change, as I said, is the

biggest environmental crisis off our time.

It threatens the future off the planet that we depend

on for our survival, and we're the last generation that

can do something about it.

Um, number for animals will adapt to climate change.

Yes, some animals were back to climate change, but let's

be clear.

Not all off them are going to adapt.

Given the speed again the speed off climate change, it's

become impossible for many species to adapt quickly enough to

keep up with their changing environment and as a habitats

are destroyed by a road city is, um, uh, moving

becomes increasingly difficult for those that can move.

Or that, uh, and for them, the future doesn't look

so positive.

Um, that's all, folks.

Thank you.

And I hope you like my project video.

DEFORESTATION

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