plantations are not forests position paper

The document asserts that tree plantations are uniform agricultural systems that cause biodiversity loss, community displacement, and hydrological alteration. It criticizes the use of these plantations as carbon sinks under the Kyoto Protocol, arguing that such schemes provide a 'fictional solution' to climate change while benefiting transnational corporations. The paper further denounces international organizations like the FAO for legitimizing plantations by classifying them as forests.

• Tree plantations are characterized as monocultures of single-species trees of the same age that consume high levels of water and soil nutrients, replacing natural ecosystems and agro-ecological systems.
• The expansion of plantations for cellulose pulp, timber, oils, and agrofuels leads to severe social and environmental consequences, including the displacement of communities, violation of rights, pesticide contamination, and loss of biological diversity.
• The document argues that using large-scale tree plantations as carbon sinks under the Kyoto Protocol is a 'fictional solution' due to uncertainties regarding the permanence and additionality of the carbon absorbed.
• The FAO is criticized for promoting the environmental and social benefits of plantations and for allowing them to be erroneously classified as forests.
• The global area occupied by tree plantations is projected to increase by 30% by 2030, according to FAO information.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2010). plantations are not forests position paper. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/plantaciones-final-ingles.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. plantations are not forests position paper. 2010. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/plantaciones-final-ingles.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=plantations are not forests position paper |date=July 2010 |url=https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/plantaciones-final-ingles.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2010plantations, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{plantations are not forests position paper}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2010}, month = jul, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/plantaciones-final-ingles.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }