[Terrapreta] Tree planting -- a bit more

[lou gold]

Hey everyone,

Thanks for hanging in there as I pursue my passion.

There's a very important new report on the role of the carbon market.
Here's the critical conclusion:

*At a carbon price of $3 per ton, protecting the Amazon for its
carbon value could outweigh the opportunity costs of forgoing
logging, cattle ranching, and soy expansion in the region.

*Read more here: http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1204-amazon.html

hugs,

lou





On Dec 5, 2007 12:07 AM, <MMBTUPR at aol.com> wrote:

>     from  Lewis L Smith
>
> Thanks to Lou for the coherent explanation of a very complicated
> situation.
>
> However, I was just following what appeared to me as the main thread of
> the previous discussion, the movement of carbon through the forest system.
>
> Of course, as Lou makes clear, there is much more to the situation than
> that. So I have no objection to amplifying the scope of this discussion.
> Indeed I look forward to learning something from this !
>
> Cordially.  ###
>
>
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