{"id":18469,"date":"2022-04-26T14:32:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planete-urgence.org\/the-forest-from-an-indicator-to-a-solution-to-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T17:47:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T15:47:49","slug":"the-forest-from-an-indicator-to-a-solution-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planete-urgence.org\/en\/the-forest-from-an-indicator-to-a-solution-to-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The forest : from an indicator to a solution to climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/i> 26 April 2022 • NEWS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t

<\/span>The forest : from an indicator to a solution to climate change<\/b><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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As global warming accelerates, awareness is growing and actors such as Plan\u00e8te Urgence have started a race against time to reduce the impacts of climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In its latest report published in April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a set of solutions to be implemented today in order to reduce the disastrous consequences of climate change and ensure a \u00ab\u00a0livable future\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span>Indeed, the UN climate experts estimate that global warming would already endanger 3.3 to 3.6 billion people living in “highly vulnerable” areas. 1 billion people are likely to live in coastal areas threatened by rising sea levels by 2050. And all these consequences on ecosystems and populations would be more severe, more numerous and faster than initially expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These impacts are already visible in the world: ecosystems are very fragile, the loss of biodiversity is significant and the resilience of human beings is more than ever put to the test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Faced with this reality, our collective challenge is twofold. We must reduce change by decreasing our gas emissions, preserve and increase the sequestration capacity of carbon \u00ab\u00a0sinks\u00a0\u00bb, but also adapt humans to change their lifestyle and make it coherent with the environmental reality. This is an immediate necessity and it must be collective: finding solutions to respect the Paris agreements has never been more important.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u00a0We are at a crossroads. The decisions we make now can ensure a livable future. We have the tools and knowledge to limit global warming.\u00a0<\/i>\u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoesung Lee, IPCC president<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The subjects of climate and forests are intrinsically linked since forests contribute to climate stabilization. Despite all its benefits, the forest remains highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to human activities. Faced with this emergency, how can we understand the issue of preservation and restoration of forests in the context of climate change? Let’s look at the ways that forests stabilize the climate and, paradoxically, also represent a victim of it. Finally, let’s see how Plan\u00e8te Urgence contributes to this balance through the preservation of forests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The forest, a climate stabilizer\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The climate is the result of the interactions of components such as forests, oceans, animals, plants, soils, air and atmosphere. All these elements form a fragile balance and are therefore dependent on the evolution of each component. The forest plays an essential role in this climate regulation, since it has many benefits :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n