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Ladywriter
December 18th, 2007, 01:53 PM
The value of a forest is not only carbon sequestration, but biodiversity, and the lives of those in the forests themselves

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1694814,00.html?cnn=yes

Myk JL
December 18th, 2007, 11:17 PM
If only there was a way to restore the forests of Africa & Australia...

Vincent
January 14th, 2008, 08:44 PM
If only there was a way to restore the forests of Africa & Australia...


There's a big movement in Africa going on to reforest what has been lost mainly for human development purposes called the Green Belt Movement. The founding member, a woman named Wangaari Maathai, herself planted several million trees and have empowered countless other women to do the same.