Coast Range Radio

The Tongass Rainforest and a US Strategic Natural Carbon Reserve - Dr. Dominick DellaSala

February 25, 2022 Coast Range Association Season 1 Episode 38
Coast Range Radio
The Tongass Rainforest and a US Strategic Natural Carbon Reserve - Dr. Dominick DellaSala
Show Notes

This episode is an edited broadcast of a presentation given to the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance by Dr. Dominick DellaSala. DellaSala is the Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of Earth Island Institute, and former President of the Society for Conservation Biology, North America Section. He is an internationally renowned author of over 200 science papers on forest and fire ecology, conservation biology, endangered species management, and landscape ecology.

DellaSala describes the nuts and bolts of forest carbon accounting, the importance of mature and old-growth forests as carbon reserves, his most recent US primary forest mapping research, and the unique carbon and biodiverse characteristics of the Tongass Rainforest.

To learn more and take action, visit the multi-stakeholder campaign page for protecting US mature and old-growth forests as a cornerstone of US climate policy.

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