Readers, I am posting the end section of a valuable article on what is happening to forests all over the world -- I encourage you to hit the link and read the entire article:
- Extreme droughts in North Africa are killing Atlas cedar from Morocco to Algeria.
- Heat and drought are battering the high-elevation tropical moist forests in Uganda, mountain acacia in Zimbabwe and centuries-old aloe plants in Namibia.
- Drought as also lambasted the tropical dry forest of northwest and southwest India, fir in South Korea, the junipers of Saudi Arabia, and pine and fir in central Turkey.
- Australia has seen widespread death in acacia woodlands and eucalypt and Corymbia forests.
- Oak, fir, spruce, beech and pines across Western Europe are dying too.
- Quaking aspen [are] dying en masse….warmer temperatures and dry weather have proven again to be lethal for these remarkable trees.
Humans are exceptional problem solvers – it’s what we do best.Knowing what is happening in our wild ecosystems empowers us to embrace change and make an effort to adapt in our own lives. Change is opportunity…There is hope if each of us lends a helping hand.