Embargoed Release
NEW STUDY WARNS DAMAGE TO FORESTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE COULD COST THE PLANET
ITS MAJOR KEEPER OF GREENHOUSE GASES
New York (17 April 2009) – The critical role of forests as massive "sinks" for absorbing greenhouse gases is "at risk of being lost entirely" to climate change-induced environmental stresses that threaten to damage and even decimate forests worldwide, according to a new report released today. The report will be formally presented at the next session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) taking place 20 April-1 May 2009 at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 17 APRIL 2009 AT 00:01 GMT/8:01 PM EDT ON 16 APRIL 2009
MEDIA CONTACTS
Tarun K. Bathija: +43 1 877 0151 42 or pr(at)iufro.org
Alexander Buck: +43 1 877 0151 13 or buck(at)iufro.org
2. Full Report: Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A Global Assessment Report
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3. Policy Brief: Making forests fit for climate change
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- Download Spanish version (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Download Chinese version (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Download Arabic version (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Download Russian version (PDF, 2.7 MB)
4. Executive Summary
[English - PDF, 90 KB]
5. Photos