Forests help maintain the environmental conditions that make life
possible, from regional hydrologic cycles to
global climate. Frontier forests, large, ecologically intact and
relatively undisturbed natural forests, are particularly important as they store tremendous amounts of carbon.
Without these forests, this carbon would
go straight into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a powerful
greenhouse gas. Protecting and responsibly
managing our last frontiers will help countries avoid paying the
high costs associated with massive forest loss
and degradation. Histor@ abounds with examples of civilisations
that floundered after deforestation led to soil
erosion, river siltation, wood shortages and other bapes of
agricultural and industrial productivity.
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