Environmental NGOs Ask Biden To Stop Logging Old Growth
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November 10, 2021
Prior to COP26 in Glasgow, 128 environmental groups delivered a letter to the White House, asking that the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management stop the logging of older forests and trees on public land. "Mature and old-growth forests on public land are our ecological anchors – they store the most carbon and are the most resistant to the worsening impacts of climate change," said Lauren Anderson at Oregon Wild.
Resource:
Center for Biological Diversity: 128 Groups to Biden Administration: Protect Old, Mature Forests