Sherri Vance wrote:
> But of course, the city slickers ALWAYS have a better picture of
>how to protect a rural area than the people who live there themselves,
>don't they?
Dear Sherri:
I would like to point out that in many developed countries, the
urban vote is much larger than the rural vote. I predict as the
population and wealth of a nation increases, the urban vote will become
proportionally larger. Examples of conflicts between rural desires and
urban desires can be found in Scotland, California, Alabama, New Zealand
and in many other places. As the world's population nears 10 billion+, I
expect to see an increase in such conflicts.
David South
School of Forestry
Auburn University
A member of the Forester's Chapter for ZPG
www.forestry.auburn.edu/people/faculty/biology/south/zpg/forester.html
As always, views expressed here are my own
(and I am not speaking on the behalf of others).
I use only 100% post-consumer paper in my home printer. (discarded used
office paper printed on one side)
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The world population is expected to double by the year 2100.
Therefore the annual demand for wood for energy (etc.)
will increase and might double (to more than 7 billion m3/yr). To provide
plantation wood for people in the future,
support the planting of trees on pastureland.
Set a goal of converting 8 million ha of pastureland/yr for the next 55
years. This would increase tree plantations to about 5% of the world's
landbase.
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