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Let’s move on to
consider some potential forest and
agricultural actions.
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Canada considers
the inclusion of sinks in the Kyoto
Protocol a victory in the
negotiations. It does seem there is potential for sinks to be
effective.
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Specified forest
sink factors taken into account by Kyoto include afforestation (That’s
planting new forests on previously unforested lands), and reforestation.
Deforestation is to be counted too – as releasing greenhouse gases.
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Canada may be
able to claim some modest credit for such sinks within the Kyoto framework.
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However, once
such forests have fully grown and matured, it seems they cease to function as
sustained sinks. They need some human help to be sustainable for future generations.
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