Friends of Conservation - About Carbon Sequestration



GLOBAL WARMING AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION Help communities and wildlife offset the harmful effects of your flight. It is generally acknowledged that human activities are leading to 'global warming'. The dramatic release of carbon from burning fossil fuels and from clearing vegetation has led to a 31% increase in concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide compared to pre - industrial concentration. Carbon Dioxide is the most important of the greenhouse gases that are increasingly trapping solar heat and warming the global climate. Predictions are difficult to make but the United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that by 2025, at current rates of warming, world temperatures will have risen by 1.5 ºC. This will lead to a sea level rise of around 20cm and huge changes in climate and vegetation patterns. Flying is the most carbon intensive way to travel. Aviation at present accounts for 3 % of greenhouse gases and generates nearly as much carbon dioxide in one year as the total population of Africa. Moreover air travel is growing faster than any other form of transport. Predictions suggest that by 2050 it will become one of the single biggest contributors to global climate change, with around 10 % of emissions directly attributable to aircraft.		FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GLOBAL WARMING AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION
			Coral Reef More than 50% of the world's coral reefs are at high or medium risk
	Rainforest Between 1960-1990 445 million hectares of rainforest were cleared. Over 50% of the Earth's species live in tropical forests.
			Cheetah Only 12,000 cheetah, 25,000 lion and 3,000 painted hunting dogs survive in the wild today
Donate Now - Equalise Your Carbon Emissions If you would like to help "offset" some of the effects of your journey then you can do so by supporting FOC projects that either extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reduce harmful emissions entering the atmosphere. All of the money you donate will be used to support projects that protect wildlife and bring benefits to communities Are You interested in carbon sequestration?