Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts Universi
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Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
As scientists who have spent decades studying forest ecosystems and the effects of climate change, we believe that it is essential to start protecting carbon storage in these forests. In our view, there is ample scientific evidence to justify an immediate moratorium on logging mature and old-growth forests on federal lands.
February 6, 2024
