Adopt a carbon tax to protect tropical forests. A levy on fossil fuels can support and restore ecosystems that help to stem climate change
Barbier, Edward B. ; Lozano, Ricardo ; Rodríguez, Carlos Manuel ; Troëng, Sebastian
Année de publication
2020
<br>Deforestation must be stopped in tropical countries to tackle the existential threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. The vast majority of Earth's species are in the tropics; forests there have taken in much of the carbon added to the atmosphere by human activities. Safeguarding these forests is central to slashing greenhouse-gas emissions and meeting the internationally agreed United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<br></p>
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