is saving the rainforest one acre at a time

 We have issued the 40000 x $5.00 Green Social Network Challenge. Using the network power of Twitter, Facebook, Gaia, Carbonrally, Greenwala and other like minded social networking sites, we are raising money to support the goals of the Utz Kab Farm.  Instead of having that tall coffee, limit your energy consumption, or just donate $5.00 to help us create a new vision of sustainability for poor subsistence farmers. Go to
http://www.utzkab.com/


Did  you know…
 In many tropical countries, the majority of deforestation results from the actions of poor subsistence cultivators. The burning of rain forests, are second only to electrical generation as a worldwide carbon production engine. Amazingly this behavior even surpasses the carbon production of our global transportation systems.

That tropical rain forests ccontinuously recycle carbon dioxide into oxygen, these forests has been dubbed the “lungs” of the Earth.

Tropical rain forests may be home to up to half of the world's known species of plants and animals.

So far we only use 1% of tropical forest plants, but 25% of medicines originate from them. The rain forests jungle doctors have long been long aware of the many diverse plants to treat a wide range of health problems. Modern laboratories to date have struggled to compete and now deforestation, lack of economic support, and the deterioration of this oral local knowledge will lose this resource for generations, if not forever.

Rain forests provide invaluable ecosystem services to the planet including sequestering and storing huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and providing fresh water to maintain life itself.

Catastrophic climate change resulting from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is no longer in doubt at either a scientific or a political level. Against pre-industrial CO2 levels of 290ppm, current levels are at over 385ppm and rising faster than ever, with tipping point expected at 450ppm, after which the climate will not be able to recover.

We urgently need to reduce emissions, which will take time. However, we also need to capture, stabilize and sequester CO2 to reduce levels of atmospheric CO2.

That  our failure as a race to stop this, will mean unthinkable consequences for our children and grandchildren

Please support our cause

Please check out http://www.carbonremove.com/ or http://www.utzkab.com/