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Community carbon-accounting days - February 22, 2010

With your help, we can measure the amount of carbon stored in the forests that Forestry Tasmania is planning to log, and find out the true value of Tasmania's forests. Community carbon-accounting days: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 February, Tarkine; Sunday 28 March, Blue Tier

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  • 40% emission reductions in developed countries.
  • Poorer countries develop low carbon economies.
  • Protect indigenous peoples.
  • Make rich countries reduce domestic emissions and limit trade offs.
  • Account for GHG emissions from clearing and logging.
  • Link with the UN convention on biodiversity.
  • Encourage protecting and restoring natural carbon stores.
  • Discourage converting forests to biofuel or wood plantations.
  • To Reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation:
    (i) Protect carbon in primary forests and ecosystems
    (ii) Recover or restore natural forests and ecosystems
    (iii) Improve forest management under industrial logging.
    (iv) Afforestation and reforestation in degraded land
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