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It has been argued that cutting old growth forest, and replacing them with plantations of young trees would help prevent the threat of global green house warming. What important fact does this ignore?

Biodiversity loss.

Old forests contain more than trees, they are home to as yet undiscovered fungi, etc., that scientists are discovering have healing qualities the same or better than current drugs on the market.

Thank you both for your opinions

Quote: Originally Posted by cdw Thank you both for your opinions Hey, threads last forever. Don't close the book yet. I don't see how new trees can help prevent global warming better if you need to cut down forests to do it. If you cut down an old tree, it rots away and then the carbon is released as CO2. So we ...

Quote: Originally Posted by cdw It has been argued that cutting old growth forest, and replacing them with plantations of young trees would help prevent the threat of global green house warming. What important fact does this ignore? Apart from other have already said, I think cutting down closed-canopy forests ...

Yes certainly. I will try to provide a link.... NASA - Tropical Deforestation Affects Rainfall in the U.S. and Around the Globe It is a new area of study, but here is my attempt at explaining what is going on since there is not much information about it. A Bigger contributor to GW than Carbon Dioxide.

Quote: Originally Posted by Windguy Yes certainly. I will try to provide a link.... first link

Quote: Originally Posted by Windguy Yes certainly. I will try to provide a link.... first link