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Did you know...
In many tropical countries, the majority of deforestation results from the actions of poor subsistence cultivators. The burning of rainforests are second only to electrical generation as a worldwide carbon production engine and even surpasses the carbon production of our global transportation systems
That tropical rainforests continuously recycle carbon dioxide into oxygen, these forests have been dubbed the "lungs" of the Earth.
Tropical rainforests may be home to up to half of the world’s known species of plants and animals.
So far we use 1% of tropical forest plants, but 25% of medicines originate from them, The rain forests jungle doctors have long been long aware of diverse plants to treat a range of health problems. Modern laboratories have struggled to compete and now deforestation, lack of economic support, and the deterioration of local knowledge will contribute to the loss of this resource for generations, if not forever.
Rainforests provide invaluable ecosystem services including sequestering and storing huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and providing fresh water to maintain life itself.
Catastrophic climate change resulting from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is no longer in doubt at either a scientific or a political level. Against pre-industrial CO2 levels of 290ppm, current levels are at over 385ppm and rising faster than ever, with tipping point expected at 450ppm, after which the climate will not be able to recover.
We urgently need to reduce emissions, which will take time. However, we also need to capture, stabilise and sequester CO2 to reduce levels of atmospheric CO2. We intend to do this by creative and sustainable business models that will regenerate the local economies creating new paradigms of wealth by:
That our failure as a race to stop this, will mean unthinkable consequences for our children and grandchildren
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