The power of sustainable forests | Kathy Abusow

The power of sustainable forests | Kathy Abusow | TEDxWilmington

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Kathy Abusow is President & CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc. (SFI), a non-profit that plays a central role in strengthening the vital links between sustainable forestry, responsible purchasing and thriving communities. Kathy is committed to raising awareness that well managed forests provide products and benefits that help society at large. These forests store carbon, clean the air we breathe and the water we drink, provide habitat for many species, and produce products that improve our quality of life. Forests certified to SFI Standards span a quarter billion acres from Canada’s Boreal to the US South, and millions of additional acres are positively influenced by SFI Standards and programs for the responsible procurement of forest products. Her talk emphasizes how we need not only to hug the trees, but the forests as well.
Kathy Abusow is President & CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc. (SFI), a non-profit that plays a central role in strengthening the vital links between sustainable forestry, responsible purchasing and thriving communities. Kathy is committed to raising awareness that well managed forests provide products and benefits that help society at large. These forests store carbon, clean the air we breathe and the water we drink, and provide habitat for many species and products that improve our quality of life. Forests certified to SFI Standards span a quarter billion acres from Canada’s Boreal to the US South, and millions of additional acres are positively influenced by SFI Standards and programs for the responsible procurement of forest products.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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@YouMeOne4All 7 жыл бұрын

So many excellent points that we simply don't consider! It's so true that we need to value forests as a renewable resource so they ARE used sustainably instead of being sold to developers and deforested for strip malls. Rows and rows of trees should always remain more valuable to us than rows and rows of cars. Great talk!

@lauraballance7648 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to see a strong leader in the forest sector space making such articulate points about the need for well managed forests. As a Canadian who supports sustainable resource management I was impressed with Ms. Abusow's presentation and the detail it provided on this incredibly important sustainable resource.

@amydoty4140 7 жыл бұрын

Great talk. Thanks for the reminder of all the many things forests provide, from clean air and water to beds. So glad to know there are organizations like Ms. Abusow's working to ensure forests and forest products for future generations.

@phillawson5138 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. We need more action-oriented realists like Kathy Abusow!

@stephtroughton9748 7 жыл бұрын

Hugging the forests rather than the trees really reminds us that forming partnerships for well managed forests will continue to provide products and benefits that help society at large.

@dalesteeves8649 7 жыл бұрын

An amazingly informative presentation. Across Canada and the US, we harvest less that 1 per cent annually from the total forest area that provide sustainable and renewable products that we all depend on for our daily lives. Now that is a renewable resource we should be proud of and embrace.

@consensusworks5823 7 жыл бұрын

There's a LOT of good information in this talk. Her widely used standard to make sure forests are managed in a sustainable way is one REALLY good thing, and the fund for world-class research to support it is another REALLY good thing. Equally important IMHO, her argument in favour of ensuring forests aren't replaced by more profitable - and less bio-diverse - crops or industrial uses is crucial. Very constructive concepts. Great talk here!

@michelinm6720 7 жыл бұрын

YES! Great talk Ms. Abusow! The notion that we should just leave forests alone is completely flawed. We need forest products everyday and what better way to make sure forests will be here tomorrow than to provide markets for them today? And what better way to ensure the forests are managed responsibly than through forest certification? The reality is that we "use" forests every day through the air we breathe, the water we drink, the shade we sit under, the table we sit at with our families, and the books we read. Why not accept that and ensure the forests those things come from are sustainable?

@chrisconniesmith7297 7 жыл бұрын

Great presentation! - Makes forestry and forest sustainability real in our every day lives.

@clairelauzon2165 7 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable to watch.

@Voltronsmom 7 жыл бұрын

The Forest is an attraction. The Forest doesnt need to be modified to have fun with the forest. If the certification standards are responsible sounds good. Should be a standard love the forest

@SK-sm9mn 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting talk. 2 questions. Firstly, how much of the carbon stored in these forests is released when the trees are felled? Secondly, does creating commercial forests block the way from establishing other types of forest?

@kingtasty5258 2 жыл бұрын

Who else is here because of school and not for enjoyment

@radarling 3 жыл бұрын

How do we know it's from a responsibly managed source and not some cash grab clear cut?

@rememberingme983 2 жыл бұрын

Does this woman work for a forestry company? Forests evolved well before humans and their anthropocentric arrogance. They evolved as a complex ecosystem well beyond the ability for science to understand. Forest management plants trees, old growth forests go through cycles of succession beginning from pioneer species that we call weeds. The complex succession ensures that the soil is appropriately prepared in stages for climax communities to ultimately establish themselves, naturally selecting for the hardiest of seed provenance. From where does the forest industry access its seeds? And since when is the value of a forest measured by the money that can be made from them?

@KK-pf1ye 6 жыл бұрын

Forests are important via carbon dioxide due to carbon sequestration. Once you cut it down, that tree is no longer taking in CO2. Just because it holds on to it until it decays or is burned, doesnt mean it's sustainable. As a student in environmental science, I would still opt in to consume less - in all products, especially non renewable sources like plastics. I would still advise to use these sustainable methods for products when needed. They will be labeled with the FSC or SFI label on the packaging. These methods are not perfect and still have plenty of repercussions for wildlife - which all human involvement in ecosystems will. Just be aware of your consumption, take care of what you have. Let's repair and reuse our items instead of throwing so much away.

@altnrgaccount5466 6 жыл бұрын

We cant return to the jungle because the jungle is almost completely gone already and cant sustain 7 billion people. We have to start planting more trees using mechanized automation methods for future generations. someone needs to design a method of mass airdropping tree saplings that auto plant themselves.

@naguszed 6 жыл бұрын

If we use more print, paper, and other forest products, those industries then plant more trees. North America is already a net grower of trees.

@hemlockcreative 7 жыл бұрын

This is bogus - SFI is a front for some of the largest timber companies across North America, created to justify them meeting minimum requirements for ecological conservation in forestry and greenwashing their customers. TED just lost so much credibility by giving this science manipulator a voice and making it seem reasonable...so disappointed.

@sydneyolp1696 6 жыл бұрын

I'm interested to do more research on SFI, do you have any credible sources documenting minimal ecological responsibility? Thanks!

@KK-pf1ye 6 жыл бұрын

Is FSC any better?

@naguszed 6 жыл бұрын

The logic of the presenter is correct, regardless of the backstory. You can't have it both ways on one hand to say lets not use fossil fuels because of the environmental damage to air quality, then not support industries that rely on something as environmentally beneficial as renewable and sustainable forestry.