브라질 ＷＷＦ가 바이오 연료 사업에 앞서 생물다양성  보존을 충고합니다

 사탕수수를 이용한 브라질의 에탄올  생산이 식량작물을 없애거나 산림벌채를 유발하지 않을지라도 브라질 세계 자연 보호 기금(ＷＷＦ)은  지역적 생물다양성과  수자원 보호를 위한  조치가 취해져야  한다고 발표했습니다 세계 자연보호  기금은 세계에서 가장 다양한 종들이 서식한다고 알려진 브라질 사바나의 사탕수수 생산 지역 주변의 땅의 보존할 것을  권고합니다 친환경 활동의  균형을 장려하는 권고를 한  브라질 ＷＷＦ에 감사드립니다 자연의 동식물계가 번성하는 가운데  브라질의 친환경 연료 선택이 성공하길 바랍니다

Vietnam’s south central coast risks becoming deserts

Âu Lac’s   (Vietnam) south central coast is threatened by desertification. Reports from the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNESCO state that over half of the 3 million hectares comprising the provinces of Ninh Thuan and Bình Thuan on Âu Lac’s south central coast are now classified as “wasteland.” The land is turning to desert because of severe droughts as well as deforestation and over-use of natural resources. Three other regions in similar jeopardy were identified last year. Âu Lac is working to prevent further desertification, with approximately US$620 million budgeted annually for actions such as tree planting and resource management, to halt the desertification process. May reports such as these awaken our consciousness to the fact that global warming is rapidly changing our Earth. We pray that mitigating efforts are successful in preserving and restoring precious lands in Âu Lac’s and other nations.

Warm winds comfort climate change models

New technique confirms troposphere warming. Previous attempts to study climate change effects on the troposphere, which is 12 to 16 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, had not yielded reliable temperature results. Recently, climate scientists Robert Allen and Steven Sherwood of Yale University in the USA applied an alternative method called radiosonde tracking, which uses wind measurements to infer temperature. Their results are consistent with current climate change models, meaning that the troposphere layer does appear to reflect similar warming to that of our Earth. We thank you Drs. Allen and Sherwood for your persistent efforts to reliably document the true course of climate change. May this confirming evidence of global warming’s far reaching effects compel us ever more quickly toward actions to preserve our planetary home.

Australia gives $4.5m for foreign forests

Australia to help preserve neighbor's forests. Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has announced that the government's International Forest Carbon Initiative will be donating up to US$4.3 million to organizations that are active in reducing deforestation. The majority of the funds are slated for the Centre for International Forestry Research in Indonesia, which focuses on forest resource management. The rest will go to other NGOs involved with demonstration projects on reducing deforestation in developing countries. Many thanks, Australia, and God bless your loving care for the world's forests and support to developing nations in preserving the planet's trees. May noble measures such as these abound the world over.

WWF urges Brazil biofuel projects

WWF Brazil advises biodiversity preservation for Brazil’s biofuel projects. Although Brazilian ethanol production from sugar cane does not displace food crops or cause deforestation, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Brazil states that measures must be taken to safeguard regional biodiversity and water resources. The WWF recommends the preservation of lands nearby existing sugar cane production areas, in the Brazilian savannah, which is known to contain some of the world’s most diverse species. A big thank you, WWF Brazil, for your recommendations that promote a balance of green activities. May Brazil’s eco-friendly fuel options prosper amidst flourishing natural flora and fauna.