Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
management strategies to protect the global carbon cycle - Coggle Diagram
management strategies to protect the global carbon cycle
wetland restoration
what are they -
wetlands include freshwater marshes, salt, marshes, peatlands, floodplains and mangroves
what has happened to them?
population growth, economic development and urbanisation have placed huge pressure on wetland environments
what is the effect
loss of biodiversity and wildlife habitats. Destruction of wetlands transfers huge amounts of stored co2 to the atmosphere
how are they important to the carbon cycle -
they occupy 6-9 % of the earths land surface and contain 35% of terrestrial carbon pool
Canadian prairies- lost 70% of their wetlands. now 112,000 hectares have been targeted for restoration
what does restoration focus on -
focuses on raising local water tables to re-create waterlogged conditions. wetlands on floodplains for example can be reconnected to rivers by there removal of flood embankments and controlled floods.
international agreements to cut carbon emissions
why is this difficult -
for a variety of economical and political reasons. some of the worlds largest greenhouse gas emitters have opted to pursue little interest
Paris agreement 2015 aim for -
reduce global co2 emissions below 60% of 2010 levels by 2050 and keep global warming below 2 degrees celsius
kyoto protocol (1997)
agreed to legally binding reductions in co2 emissions
how will poor countries manage this -
rich countries will transfer significant funds to poor countries
what are china and India arguing -
still relatively poor and industrialisation based on fossil fuel energy is essential to raise living standards to levels comparable with those in the developed world
global reduction in co2 emissions are the responsibility of rich countries