"The proposal aims to increase timber production fourfold and remove protections for old-growth forests and the endangered species that rely on them, despite their ecological importance."
"Old-growth forests are some of the best carbon-storing ecosystems on Earth, vital reservoirs of biodiversity, and essential for the communities nearby, making their loss irreversible."
"A landmark global analysis found that in forests aged 15 to 800 years, net carbon balance is usually positive, indicating that old forests continue to sequester carbon."
The Bureau of Land Management proposed changes to management plans for 2.5 million acres of Oregon forests to increase timber production and remove protections for old-growth forests. These forests are vital for carbon storage, biodiversity, and local communities. Old-growth forests, defined by their complexity and age, are essential ecosystems that cannot be replaced within a human lifetime. Recent research shows that old forests continue to sequester carbon, contradicting previous beliefs that only young forests accumulate carbon.
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