Climate Countdown to Copenhagen: The Push for a Meaningful Climate Treaty Why are conservationists so on edge about Copenhagen? Because the decision-makers who gather there next month will make choices that will affect our global climate, forests, communities in developing countries and wildlife for generations to come. Each year, 32 million acres (13 million hectares) of tropical forests are lost to deforestation, releasing significant amounts of carbon dioxide -- more than the amount emitted by all of the world's planes, ships, cars, trucks and trains combined. So it's imperative that in Copenhagen the delegates from participating nations make sure the global climate treaty they debate includes a firm plan to keep biodiversity-rich tropical forests intact. We do already have a climate treaty -- it's called the Kyoto Protocol after the city in Japan where it was signed, but it expires in 2012. Now we have a chance to strengthen that treaty and adopt one that gives proper recognition to the importance of forests. Read more about the Rainforest Alliance's efforts to influence the climate treaty. Links For more than two decades, the Rainforest Alliance has worked to mitigate climate change by conserving forests, valuable sponges for carbon dioxide. Visit our Web site for a comprehensive overview of our work to curb climate change: Learn more about forests and climate change. Read blogs from our team of climate experts. Discover the link between carbon and coffee. Read timely climate news stories. Explore carbon services and standards. See what we're doing to fight climate change.
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