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Should the ongoing logging in the Amazon forest, including other natural highly biodiverse forests, be recognized as a crime of destroying the planet's strategic natural resources generating an increased threat to human existence on planet Earth?
Should the ongoing logging of trees in the Amazon forest, also other natural highly biodiverse forests, and the logging of trees in other areas of natural forest ecosystems carried out in the formula of robbery pseudo-forest management should be recognized as a crime of destruction of strategic natural resources of the planet generating an increase in the threat to human existence on planet Earth?
Dear Researchers, Scientists, Friends,
In recent years, the need to accelerate and increase the efficiency of the green transformation of the economy has been growing in importance. This is due to the need to increase the scale of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as generated by energy, industry, transportation, livestock farms, etc. continue to generate high greenhouse gas emissions and the global warming process is accelerating as a result. If the processes of green transformation of the economy are not significantly accelerated then the exceeding of 1.5 degrees C of the average temperature of the planet's atmosphere (counting from the beginning of the first industrial revolution) will happen even before the end of the current decade and the occurrence of a global climate catastrophe in the second half of this 21st century will become inevitable. One of the key elements of the green transformation of the economy is the cessation of deforestation processes and the development of reforestation programs for civilizationally degraded areas, post-industrial areas, post-mining heaps, urban areas as part of the reduction of concretions, and post-agricultural areas where the soil has been depleted due to the intensification of agriculture in the industrial model. By 2023, the deforestation rate in the rainforests of the Amazon natural rainforest has been almost halved in Brazil. This is a very good trend, in which perhaps finally the scale of protection of these natural highly biodiverse forests is beginning to improve significantly. This is especially important because the highly biodiverse rainforest ecosystems of the tropical natural forests of the Amazon contain more than 300 million unique species of flora and fauna and the Amazon forest is still the largest natural area of forest ecosystem that plays a key role in the natural process of absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere and emitting oxygen. The ongoing logging of trees in the Amazon forest, and the logging of trees in other areas of natural forest ecosystems as well, which is being carried out in a formula of predatory pseudo-management, should be recognized as a crime of destroying the planet's strategic natural resources generating an increase in the threat to human existence on planet Earth. Perhaps in this way, through appropriate changes in legal regulations, the large-scale deforestation of forest areas still taking place in many parts of the world and/or the predatory pseudo-management of forests that is being carried out would finally be ended.
I presented the issue of human security in connection with the green transformation of the economy, pro-environmental policies and the implementation of sustainable development goals in the article:
HUMAN SECURITY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:
Should the ongoing logging of trees in the Amazon forest, also other natural highly biodiverse forests, as well as the logging of trees in other areas of natural forest ecosystems carried out in the formula of predatory pseudo-forest management, also be recognized as a crime of destruction of strategic natural resources of the planet generating an increase in the threat to human existence on planet Earth?
Should the ongoing cutting of trees in areas of natural highly biodiverse forests be recognized as a crime of crimes against humanity?
What do you think about this topic?
What is your opinion on this issue?
Please answer,
I invite everyone to join the discussion,
Thank you very much,
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
The above text is entirely my own work written by me on the basis of my research.
In writing this text I did not use other sources or automatic text generation systems.
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Globally, deforestation processes continue to outpace aforestation processes.It is well known that forests are one of the key influences on the climate, on the stability and sustainability of the climate, the maintenance of a humid microclimate, local water management, the state of biodiversity in regions.
Forests are also one of the key factors in reducing the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere. At the UN climate summit COP26, it was agreed that by the end of this decade, i.e. by the end of 2030, national and global forest deforestation processes should be completed and forest afforestation processes should be accelerated. The restoration of forest ecosystems should be carried out in accordance with the principles of ecology of specific environmental formations of forest ecosystems consisting of replacing monocultures of tree crops with biodiverse restored, tree-rich forest ecosystem formations adequate to the specific local environment, geological and climatic setting.
But why do we have to wait so many more years for this? Why have such decisions not been taken earlier?
Why do the processes of afforestation not already prevail over deforestation?
Why are forests still being cut down when we know how important they are for slowing down the progressive process of global warming?
What needs to be done so that aforestation processes already prevail over deforestation?
How can afforestation processes be implemented quickly and effectively?
How can afforestation processes in civilisationally degraded areas be carried out quickly and efficiently?
How can afforestation be carried out with a high level of biodiversity in restored natural forest ecosystems?
What do you think about it?
What is your opinion on this topic?
Please reply,
I invite everyone to the discussion,
Thank you very much,
Kind regards,
Dariusz

Both types of forest are having their own importance, like young forests are storing more atmospheric carbon than older but the older one is able to manage high biodiversity.
can anyone help me based on current studies on thrests to mangrove forests?
Especially in Mediterranean forests climate change will bring more fires. So using fire combustible that is little wood to make pellets will cut the combustible and give renewable energy. Forest cuts remanants are already used for pellets but large scale use of mattorrals and maquis for pellets is not known (from me).
I am carrying out a study on the ecology and phenological responses of tree in tropical rainforest to climate change. To aid my study, I am in need of baseline data set and possibly assess to permanent sample plots in the tropical rainforest area of southern Nigeria which is contiguous with that of Cameroon.
Please I am in need of someone to point me in the right direction. This study is quite rare in this location thus, there's no literature to assist.
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Thank you.
Want to get a sense of the most crucial questions w.r.t. forestry and climate change that are yet to be answered. Questions which require further research, the answers to which will put us in a better place to combat climate change (If you have many questions, you may provide 3 big questions at the most)
I want to start my PhD research on Climate change impact assessment and adaptation in public health in Nigeria.I would like to know methodology to use tofor this research. I need to ask how can a specific methodology helps in defining the frontiers of my research. Can someone share a Conceptual framework on similar kind of research? I hope I can improve my question after your kind responses
What is needed for forest to be well managed for adaptation and mitigation to climate change?
The pace at which the private sector is engaging in climate change related activities as well as carbon trade is yet to be convincing? Most forest concessionaires still find it profitable to engage in logging their forests for timber rather than protecting the same forest for carbon. This renders the 'logged to protected forest' concept still unrealistic. New pathways are seemingly needed......
to detect the factors that accelerate the occurrence of rigor mortis
Who have contributed to develop knowledge regards "Theory of Himalayan Environment Degradation"?
In the current situation of urbanization, anthropogenic activity, El nino, Landuse cover change and even many other factors are influencing huge variation in spatiotemporal variation of rainfall. I wish to address influence of these factors on my research study area i.e., Coastal region and Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Am requesting to suggest me the proper way to achieve the criteria. Please suggest me the recent papers who are working in this area, data source of my region.
Thank you
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Vinay
I'm not sure about how consider a conifer plantation. Is it right to consider it a forest management practice?
The effect of climate and land use/cover changes on streamflow of non-experimental catchments has long drawn the attention of water resource scientists. Numerous approaches have been proposed to tackle this issue, among the most popular are:
- Trend analysis of hydro-climatological and vegetation time series (i.e., Kahya and Kalayci, JoH, 2004);
- Comparison between pre and post change periods using time series (i.e., Costa et al., JoH, 2003);
- Hydrological modelling calibrated against data before change and applied after change followed by a comparison with post change time series (i.e., Wilk et al., HP, 2001; Rodriguez et al., HP, 2010);
- Water and energy excess in the context of the Budyko framework (i.e., Tomer and Schilling, JoH, 2009; Roderick and Farquhar, WRR, 2011).
What are the other relevant approaches and which of them are more reliable with regard to accuracy, popularity and evidences in scientific literature?
Recognizing there is not a definitive answer for this question, the aim here is to stimulate a debate and put together different opinions, experiences and constructive discussion about this topic.
It is known that there is some forest survey samples containing more error than others. Can we detect them?
Thanks
NPP for forestry system as a function of abiotic/biotic components is important for interpreting LUCC and CC effects
Partitioning behaviour, canopy density, leaf fall, dependence upon climatic factors is important
simple approach to use for different forestry systems is needed
similar thing is true for agro-forestry systems too
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You know, in our days, everywhere in our globe are very important the mitigation of ecological pressures and adaptation measures for anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGS) with a note on simple measures on carbon credits. Your opinions will help us in our working.
I wish to know if there are established methods for estimating carbon emission through forest degradation.
In the Czech Republic Forest Management Forensic Experts commonly use orthophotomaps, aerial photography products, accessible online. Satellite images usage is rare in their practice. I have not found any mention of Forensic Experts using the nowadays tools to gain mensurational variables from remote sensing data. In that case we are able to obtain data which are describing the stand that was already cut down.
Forest are the main source of the earth which support to protect biosphere. How the climate change effects the natural forest ecosystem and how can we predict impacts and mitigate those impacts?
Many forest conservation goals (not to mention cultural, landscape, hydrological & urban shade goals) rely on a continual presence of big, old trees. Part of our sustainable stewardship responsibilities must surely be to begin growing the big, old trees of the future. Most exercises in predicting impacts of climate change don't go past 2100 - because that's the limit of the climate forecast data. But our objective requires trees to live and grow for several centuries - well into the 'dark zone' beyond 2100. What should be our logical response to having to make decisions now in the context of such uncertainty? Carry on as usual with the historically native tree species? Adjust genetic origins or management practices? Try lots of different combinations to avoid 'putting all our eggs in one basket'?
I have collected data from 4 small mountain streams with permanent flow or with dry months. I took between about 74 plots with 40mx 20m size, collecting data related to tree species richness, number of individuals, height, DBH, tree distance from river bank, and regeneration . Site characteristics and water regime in the river is also recorded, as well as number of dry months (if any). My aim is to study the relationship between actual dominant tree or shrub species, and their regeneration, to better understand successions (if any). Please provide links or publications if available as I have limited access.
Land conflict effects land use (and deforestation in Brazil). Can anyone give me good examples of places where contention between groups (e.g., mechanized interests and subsistence farmers) is leading to loss of native wildlands (forests, savannas, etc.). I wish to generalize my research to a broader, possibly global, perspective.
The question presented is related to the completion of a study on the effects of forest fragmentation on ferns communities in southern Brazil.
I am reading many articles that tells Africa has the highest deforestation rate in the world. However, I couldn't find any recent peer reviewed article that tells this information. Can anyone suggest me a recent peer reviewed article for this?
Thanks a lot,
Binyam.
We know quite a lot about potential impact of climate change on main tree species (e.g. pine, spruce, oak, beech) in central Europe but what about hornbeam? Could anyone write some about the effect of climate change on Carpinus betulus? In Poland we observe that the present climate evolution would be favorable for hornbeam, but would it be long-term? We consider some questions that are really crucial for silvicultural decisions. Have you made any researches/models on impact of climate changes on Carpinus betulus in Europe? If so, I would be grateful to be advised relevant publications.
Storage of Carbon in biomass, dead organic matter, and soil carbon pools are one of the key supporting services provided by the forest.
Photosynthesis as well as climatic and edaphic factors are responsible for increment in tree biomass. What is their quantitative relation with carbon sequestration?
Which image product is best suited for this purpose and how can I download that product?
In Bhimtal, Kumaon Himalaya, India, we have a patch of introduced and self regenerating Himalayan cypresses (Cupressus torulosa) in an unlikely climate for the species, since it is normally found in drier areas than Bhimtal. It has been noticed that winters in Bhimtal are warmer and wetter than they were 30 years ago. During the course of the last year, at least 4 mature cypress trees simply snapped in half, leaving a stump some 5 to 10 meters high. There was neither breeze nor rain on the days they snapped, there was simply a crack and a crash and that was it. Can anybody suggest a cause? This is the first time such events are occurring in this forest.
This research is wonderful, congratulations. My question is, is there any tool that can generate raster longitude and latitude in Arcgis?
Would appreciate any references. My current research is entering into this domain. Colonial Rule in India had its impact on every facet of life. Perhaps, genuine people's movements for protecting their livelihood through forest production and exploitation of the environment through traditional methods got branded as political revolt and suppressed by the colonial rulers. If there is anyone who has researched into people's movements from an environmental angle in India between 1857-1947, please provide some inputs.
Preferably high resolution and long time series. Thanks for any suggestions!
Maybe in environmental modeling, ecology, robotics, and so on.
Because there are variations between different ET estimations methods.
I have 20 years continuous data on beech seed production. Even though my data are spatially limited to one region, I'm observing that seed production in beech is increasing in frequency and size over the last few years. In particular, 2009, 2011 and 2013 were characterized by heavy seed production. Does anyone has similar data to verify this occurrence - beech seed production could be synchronous over large areas
Please can anyone help me to identify suitable field sites?
I plan to make a study of plant competition by elevation and need relatively intact elevation gradients that go all the way from tropical forest to the high elevation treeline. But as we would need to revisit sites regularly it'd be best if there was easy access to the gradient (road or similar). Easy access and low human impacts is not a combination anywhere I know but may be associated with certain sites, e.g., roads to mountain top telecommunication stations in National Parks or similar. (I don't mind some localized disturbance if we can find intact sites readily enough).
All suggestions welcome!
Satellite medium resolution images and GIS.
How about the assumption that after an initial period of increasing growth, the mass growth rate of individual trees declines with increasing tree size?
Heraclitus wrote ‘No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.’ In other words, aspirations to revert to a previous state may not be feasible under changing circumstances. ‘Restoration’ is a common conservation objective, but in forest systems it is often a long slow process, based on the growth of trees. Given that we’re seeing and predicting environmental change that is rapid in comparison to restoration timescales, do you think restoration is a reasonable objective? What are the alternatives?
Historical climate change has had a profound effect on current biogeography, so we can expect our ongoing and rapid climate change, to have as great an effect on flora and fauna. Climate change has important implications for nearly every aspect of life on Earth, and effects are already being felt.
Costa Rica is striving to be the first carbon neutral country in the world. I saw a lot of young palm oil plantations going in and am curious about how this might impact the regional carbon balance. Can anyone recommend papers on the state of knowledge of carbon uptake by palm plantations?
27th August 2007 - wet downburst on Latium region (central Italy) hit 600 sqkm: example of big trees uprooted.

I need to locate regions were deforestation has occurred significantly during the 20th century so as to generate changes in the hydrological cycle, but the problem is that deforestation geographical and quantitative information at global scales is only available for recent time periods.
I am working on vegetation phenology by using an RS time series. For data analysis, I need to do a statistical computation like partial least-squares regression, MANOVA etc. All my data is made in the format of ArcGIS 10.0 Grid and ERDAS 9.1 image.
So I want to know the following:
1. Are there any useful tools for spatial statistical computation of gridded time series?
2. Is there an R package to direct process ArcGIS 10.0 Grid and ERDAS 9.1 image?
3. Is it possible to use R functions or packages (mainly for grid calculation) in ArcGIS 10.0 platform?
I would sincerely appreciate any recommendations.
I was wondering what kind of models people use to estimate potential ET for forests? Any reliable models out there? I understand the FAO reference model or Hamon's methods give lower values than actual ET for forests in hot and wet regions.
My idea is to simulate highly forested landscapes from 2010 to 2050. I have done spatio-temporal change analysis from 1973 to 2010. I want to model by accounting the change rate and project it to 2050.
In terms of soil type, climate, slope terrain, wind speed, etc.
We are studying the possible effects of climate change in protected areas and biological corridors, and we need a methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of that before climate change. Our principal objective is to evaluate the vulnerability of natural ecosystems in Costarican landscapes.
Climate change through natural phenomena is already having dramatic effects on forests, natural resources and people's livelihoods. We know, during the past century, the Earth has warmed by approximately 0.7°C. Unless we take measures to address climate change, temperatures could rise even more rapidly, by between 1.4°C and 5.8°C, during the next 100 years. Poor people in developing countries are particularly exposed to the effects of climate change, not least because they often live and work in the very areas where natural disasters most often occur: flood plains, drought, mountainsides and deltas.
We face two major challenges. We must reduce the vulnerability of those sectors which are most sensitive to climate variability, namely forests, energy and water resources. And we must “climate proof” future development activities. Most countries have already defined adaptation plans or projects, but few are considering forests in adaptation. We need to include forests in climate change adaptation policies for two reasons:
• because they are vulnerable;
• because they play a key role in reducing the vulnerability of society to losses from climate change.
Our twin goals are to ensure that forestry policy and practice adequately address the need to protect forest-dependent livelihoods from adverse climate change and to ensure that adaptation strategies adequately incorporate improved forest management. Within 5 years, CIFOR's research will have informed the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change on how it can adopt a set of tested methods for forest-related vulnerability assessments, set criteria for adaptive management of forests. We also will influence forest-related adaptation policies in at least five countries.
"Pretending that in the water springs forests and riparian forests we are able to find remanent trees, maybe we can extract some wood samples, and assess the isotopic ratios to prove that this deforestation has an impact on the water availability."
Are stable isotopes in tree rings can be used to asses the water availability and water basing production?
I am looking for a suitable methodology of above ground carbon stock assessment for a sorghum farm
How well can we expect the program to succeed especially with generally poor administration and near lack of authentic and standard database? Is Remote Sensing application the only answer? And what about the social benefits?
After REDD the UN is coming up with improved and better equipped REDD+ program for forest conservation. Do you think this would help, when the position of much hyped kyoto protocol itself is uncertain?