Land Use and Climate Change: What You Need to Know
Since the emergence of sedentary agriculture, human welfare and responsible land management have been inextricably linked. The importance of responsible land use has received renewed scientific, political, and media attention during ongoing crises like the burning of the Amazon rainforest. Mitigating climate change and adapting to its effects will require drastic changes to our existing land-use practices and food systems.
Nepal’s role in COP and Issues of Climate Finance
As COP 23 approaches, each country has their own needs to highlight. Pradeep, a CAC volunteer and activist from Nepal talks about his country’s perspectives and local needs at the COP 23 climate conference. (Nov 2017)
Over 78,000,000 acres (15 billion trees (approx.)) of rainforests are being burned annually; this is equal to 200,000 acres of land (41 million trees) being burned every day