By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

United States

Paradigms

• Afforestation can increase the effects of climate change in ecosystems that did not previously have trees- no ecosystem is superior, and each stores carbon in its own way.
• Nature exists in the way it does for a purpose; when it is altered or damaged it is not always easy or possible to replace, therefore prevention is most important.

Action Tasks

• How to stop junk mail: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-stop-junk-mail_n_5b27beb7e4b056b2263c5b54

Informational Resources

• Article on banning junk mail: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/let-s-ban-junk-mail-already
• Pocket Forests: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT822G8BT/ Also: https://www.ted.com/talks/shubhendu_sharma_an_engineer_s_vision_for_tiny_forests_everywhere/transcript?subtitle=en
• Amazon Rainforest Deforestation: Brazil Agribusiness: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article275222091.html Brazilian agribusiness, lead by the powerful political agribusiness caucus, is destroying the Amazon rainforest, despite the government's promises to stop it. They are fighting against environmental protections in order to protect their interests and stops action with their influence.The article argues that international pressure might be able to help, by putting pressure on companies that do business with the agribusiness sector and by making it clear that Brazil's image abroad is suffering because of the destruction of the rainforest. There's hope that this might be enough to get the caucus to discuss or compromise protections.

POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

• Use afforestation in developed areas- greenifying cities.
• Citizen Climate Lobby: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/515 Also: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/502