Plantation Definition Discussion – Plantations are not Forests
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Please join this discussion aimed at establishing a separate set of clear and accurate descriptions and definitions for the different kinds of tree plantations, so that it will be possible to make a clear distinction between them and forests.
The Open Letter sent to the CBD Secretariat lays out some of the problematic issues that have arisen as a consequence of the misleading and obfuscatory language being used to describe tree plantations, particularly of the large-scale (industrial) kind, as ‘forests’ or various derivatives thereof, such as “reforestation”. This euphemistic language has wormed its way into general usage and perversely incentivised the on-going global expansion of tree plantations into areas where they damage ecosystems, water resources and biological diversity, and are neither desired, nor required, by affected local communities.
For the FAO’s purposes, any bunch of trees, whether part of a richly biodiverse old-growth forest, or a “planted forest” (industrial tree plantation) of invasive pine or eucalyptus trees, that has caused the destruction of rare grassland or other natural vegetation including real forests, or even smallholder farms, are basically considered to be of equal value, as stores of timber or carbon. Nevertheless, the tired old timber industry mantra continues to be regurgitated in articles such as this: ▻http://blog.cifor.org/47752/green-deserts-or-functional-forests?fnl=en
Il faut d’ailleurs préciser que les palmiers à huile ne sont pas des arbres. Je suppose que leur rôle dans la séquestration du carbone n’est pas le même (j’avais commencé à chercher mais pas persévérer).
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