Pendahuluan Perubahan iklim telah mengancam kehidupan manusia dan makhluk hidup lainnya di bumi sebagai dampak dari meningkatnya konsentrasi gas rumah kaca (GRK) di atmosfir (Alvarado & Wertz-Kanounnikoff, 2007). Emisi GRK akibat akumulasi aktivitas manusia telah berkontribusi nyata pada peningkatan pemanasan global (IPCC, 2007). Hasil penelitian terbaru NASA (Cole & McCarthy, 2012) menunjukkan bahwa suhu permukaan [...]
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Kandungan Karbon Kebun Kopi dan Peranannya dalam Mitigasi Perubahan Iklim
Posted in Deforestation, Global Warming, Publikasi, tagged gas rumah kaca, GRK, Karbon, Kopi, pemanasan global, Perubahan Iklim on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A WORLD Imperiled: FORCES BEHIND FOREST LOSS
Posted in Deforestation, tagged Deforestation, degradation on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amazon clear-cutting in Peru. (Photo by R. Butler) A WORLD Imperiled: FORCES BEHIND FOREST LOSS As the first seven sections of this site have described, tropical rainforests are incredibly rich ecosystems that play a fundamental role in the basic functioning of the planet. Rainforests are home to probably 50 percent of the world’s species, making [...]
