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Canada hasn’t paid enough consideration to what could have been a leafy, healthy ally in the fight against terrorism. Climate ChangeOne of the country’s most respected scientists said,
“We need to talk forests,” said Suzanne SimardThe University of British Columbia researcher, whose research into old-growth communities has influenced novelists as well as filmmakers.
“Forests were not included in the climate-change picture.”
Simard, whose book “In Search of the Mother Tree”, describes how healthy forests communicate with one another and share resources. Simard also spoke out for Canada’s. old-growth forestsIt has one of the largest carbon reserves in the world, and that is because of how those forests are being harvested. This makes it virtually impossible to increase climate-warming effects.
“Primary forests are where we have the largest carbon stocks, and we must protect them.” They are still being cleared-cutted as we did 30 years ago.
She said that in her home province, up to four-times as much carbon is released by wildfires and forestry than from fossil fuels.
Simard spoke to The Canadian Press, speaking from Ottawa, where she gave a public speech and where the federal government is expected release its blueprint for how Canada will reduce its emissions.
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She stated that the plan should include measures to stop the cutting of trees not yet harvested.
“We must stop cutting our primary forests.”
She said that most forest carbon is actually found in soil. Industrial logging causes soil to be disturbed to the point that almost two-thirds (or more) of the carbon stored in the soil escapes into the atmosphere.
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Simard stated that it was a mistake for people to think that replanting is an option. old-growth logging climate-neutral. Uncut forests store centuries of carbon; harvested forests are recut every 60 years or so — not near enough time to replace what’s lost.
“They are not comparable in terms carbon and biodiversity that’s left.”
Old-growth forests will not grow back.
“Once you have logged those primary forests, they’re gone forever in this climate era.”
Simard has been studying trees in natural forests since the 1980s. She studies how fungal networks in soil and chemicals released into air help them communicate with each other about threats, share nutrients, and help each other through tough times. Her work has revolutionized forest ecology research and was reflected in popular culture in movies like “Avatar,” novels, and TV shows such as “Ted Lasso.”
It was a relief for her to realize that standing in a large grove of trees was like being in middle of a public square.
She said, “It was like coming back home.” “I grew in primary forest and worked alongside my grandfather, who was horse logger.
“I knew this from the beginning.”
Simard continues her research through her lab and with her grad students. Simard spends much more time now spreading the word than she did before the publication of her book in 2021.
She said, “They’re both equally significant to me.” “They’re both part of my job.”
Simard calls forests “regenerative.” She said that people respond to this.
“We have this climate crises. It is a problem that almost everyone is facing in some way or another and many are worried about it. She explained that her book teaches how to see the forest in a regenerative way and that natural solutions exist if there are healthy forests.
“Most people I speak to want to be able to make a difference in solving the climate crisis. They want hope.
“All the pieces are there if we take care of our forests,” says my research. As long as all the pieces are present, the forest can regenerate.
This report was published by The Canadian Press on March 27, 2022.
