Kate Harvey

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Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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Choose Better Wood Products

#38 Forest Protection

I will only purchase wood and paper products from ecologically certified sources like Forest Stewardship Council.

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Restore Wetlands

#52 Coastal Wetlands

I will volunteer 3 hours with a wetland restoration project in my region.

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Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

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Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Choose Better Wood Products

Beyond carbon sequestration, what other benefits do forests offer you personally?

Kate Harvey 4/24/2019 8:33 AM

They offer me shelter and a calm place to be. I would be very sad if sometime in my life-or anyone's-the trees were all replaced by concrete buildings, like something out of a futuristic book, or a distopian world. I don't want anyone to have to suffer the consequences that come with having no trees. No one deserves that.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Kate Harvey 4/24/2019 8:30 AM

I am a vegetarian, so I thought I was fine, but then I learned that as a coffee and chocolate addict, I am causing deforestation, because farmers cut down rain forests to grow coffee and chocolate trees that once were in harmony with the rain forests, until a modernized plant came out, requiring habitat destruction to grow. To fight this, I am trying to look for "shade grown" and the "Rain forest Alliance Certification" on my coffee and chocolate. You can still eat what you love, just a healthier version!

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