Every living tree cut is a crime against nature, an ecocide. Agriculture, soy and cattle-ranching are inadequate excuses - there ARE no excuses! Dividing up a forest, separating it into divided parts, eliminates the combined effect - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The forest forms its own surrounding air mass, with specific moisture and VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that actually change the weather around the forest. Divide up the forest and it’s all broken. As well, intact forest keeps the water-table higher. Disturbing the forest AT ALL makes it more prone to fire, compounded by human intrusion. So a real “Forest Declaration” could actually say something, but no UN resolution has any enforcement provisions.
Every living tree cut is a crime against nature, an ecocide. Agriculture, soy and cattle-ranching are inadequate excuses - there ARE no excuses! Dividing up a forest, separating it into divided parts, eliminates the combined effect - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The forest forms its own surrounding air mass, with specific moisture and VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that actually change the weather around the forest. Divide up the forest and it’s all broken. As well, intact forest keeps the water-table higher. Disturbing the forest AT ALL makes it more prone to fire, compounded by human intrusion. So a real “Forest Declaration” could actually say something, but no UN resolution has any enforcement provisions.