Read the letter by scientists to President Biden, Secretary Haaland, Senator Schumer, and Advisor Zaidi – to oppose legislation that would privatize 115,200 acres of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, opening up more than 80,000 acres of old-growth forests to logging, mining and other natural resource extraction interests.
Hear a recorded press conference on the importance of the Tongass rainforests, older forests, and large trees nationwide for climate mitigation.
The Biden administration is thankfully re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement and will announce its climate commitments at the end of this month. Wild Heritage is providing preliminary analyses of the carbon and climate importance of the Tongass and older forests and large trees nationwide.
