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News & Updates
7.1.08: Paying people to not cut down trees. Read Daily Press article.
28.12.07: Money on trees? Read article. 21.12.07: Could carbon credits improve global security? Read acticle. 18.12.07: Forest Coalition condemns "false" solutions. Read article. 18.12.07: Nations take a stand to save standing rain forests. Read article. 16.12.07: The Secret Life of Trees. Read Time article. 16.12.07: UN conference to approve forest protection as part of climate plan. Read article. 12.12.07: India alone at Bali summit? Read article. 11.12.07: Trees: a climate-change lifeline. Read The Mercury article. 8.12.07: Boreal Forest is World's Carbon Vault. Read article. 8.12.07: Forests Could Cool or Cook the Planet. Read article. 8.12.07: Governers take action to save rainforests. Read The Age article. 7.12.07: Experts see thorny road ahead for deforestation negotiations. Read article. 7.12.07: The Times take on paying for forest protection. Read The Times article. 5.12.07: World Mulls Paying for Forest Protection. Read article. 5.11.07: No money, no forests, no climate, no future. Read Greenpeace release. 4.12.07: Protect Boreal forests to mitigate climate change. Read The Star aticle. 3.12.07: Protecting forests at Bali summit critical: Branson, Nobel laureate. Read google artice. 3.12.07: Woodchipping costing Victorian taxpayers. Read article. 30.11.07: Expanding EU forests may aid climate goals. Read article. 30.11.07: Decoding Bali's message. Read article. 28.11.07: Carbon credits for forest conservation concept faces challenges. Read article. 23.11.07: Australia prepares for world's first climate change election. Read The Guardian article. 22.11.07: The price of a living forest. Read New Statesman article. 22.11.07: Preparing for the Bali conference on climate change. Read article. 21.11.07: Environmentalists slam 'oil for forest' proposal. Read article. 21.11.07: Indonesia pins hopes on forests at Bali meeting. Read Reuters article. 19.11.07: Indonesia proposes OPEC oil fund for forests. Read article. 17.11.07: Governments must reject Biofuels False Solutions. Read article. 16.11.07: Tree planting to battle climate change. Read article. 16.11.07: An indigenous perspective on climate change. Read Latin American Press article. 15.11.07: Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesia's climate crusade. Read article. 15.11. 07: US 'State Of The Carbon Cycle Report' Finds Troubling Imbalance. Read Science Daily release. 14.11. 07: UN chief visits Amazon. Read article. 14. 11.07: Plan for a greener future. Read the Daily Telegraph article. 12.11.07: Saving environment is Australia's next great challenge. Read The Age article. 12.11.07: Thousands march for climate in Australia. Read The Mercury article 6.11.07: Europe must take responsibility for global forest protection. Read WWF release. |
Welcome to coolforests.org,
an online resource dedicated to highlighting the importance of
preserving Australia's old forests in the fight against global warming.
As we work to combat climate change, preserving our remaining old
forests represents one of the easiest, cheapest and quickest ways to
reduce carbon emissions. On this site you will find the latest research
and resources detailing the value of old forests, petitions and contacts
where you or your organisation can show support for the preservation of
forests as well as links to like-minded groups and information about
old growth ecosystems.  Why old forests?As they grow, trees and plants suck in carbon. This carbon is stored in wood, leaves, roots and soil. While young forests draw in carbon quickly, forests that are allowed to grow old can store more carbon. The huge volumes of biomass found in older forests represent vast carbon stores. Research shows that logging old forests and managing them on shorter rotations for timber production leads to massive carbon emissions. A forest that is regularly harvested will have on average much less carbon than an undisturbed forest. Logging old growth forests results in a major climate change impact. Protecing these old forests now will lock in carbon and make a major contribution to reducing greenhouse emissions. Biodiversity: the web of life Preserving old forests also safeguards vital ecological services and habitat for rare and endangered species. As climate change effects human societies and plant and animal communities around the globe, retaining these havens of biodiviersity is a wise insurance against rapid ecological decline. Sign the Old Forests Appeal or Take Action to have your say. Coolforests.org is an initiative of the Huon Valley Environment Centre, a not-for-profit community conservation organisation based in Southern Tasmania. Help us raise awareness about the value of preserving old forests in the fight against climate change. Any funds donated will be specifically dedicated to creating and disseminating information about the value of old forests in mitigating dangerous climate change. Visit huon.org to make online donations or find contact information. |
