PROJECT LORAX

(Combating Deforestation)

Summary:

Deforestation is the removal or a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted
to a non-forest use. Exampled of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or
urban use. Along with other South East Asian countries, deforestation in the Philippines is a major
environmental issue. Over the course of the 20th century the forest cover of the Philippines dropped
from 70th percentile down to 20th percentile. In total, 46 species are endangered, and 4 were already
eradicated completely. Only 3.2% of total rainforest has been left. Based on an analysis of land use
pattern maps and a road map, an estimated 9.8 million ha of forests were lost in the Philippines from
1934 to 1988 (Wikipedia, 2015). Jessica Mathews stated that, short-sighted policies by the Filipino
government have contributed to the high rate of deforestation. And she said, “The government regularly
granted logging concessions of less than ten years. Since it takes 30–35 years for a second-growth forest
to mature, loggers had no incentive to replant. Compounding the error, flat royalties encouraged the
loggers to remove only the most valuable species. A horrendous 40 percent of the harvestable lumber
never left the forests but, having been damaged in the logging, rotted or was burned in place. The
unsurprising result of these and related policies is that out of 17 million hectares of closed forests that
flourished early in the century only 1.2 million remain today”. Also, United Nation Framework
Convention on Climate Change, explained that the overwhelming direct cause of deforestation is
agriculture (subsistence farming = 32%; commercial agriculture = 32%; logging =14%; fuel wood
removals = 5%).

Forest protection is an essential tool needed to lower carbon emissions – along with fuel
efficiency and clean energy. Project Lorax (named after the movie Lorax written by Dr. Seuss who is
extremely protective of the trees and constantly warns people about what is happening to the
surrounding area) aims:
 To enhance the scope and effectiveness of activities related to the management
conservation and sustainable development of forests, and to effectively ensure the
sustainable development of forests’ goods and services in both the developed and the
developing countries
 To strengthen forest-related institutions
 To improve human, technical and professional skills, as well as expertise and capabilities to
effectively formulate and implement policies, plans, programmes, research and projects on
management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and forest-
based resources, and forest lands
ADVANTAGES
1. Provides more overall greenhouse gas reductions
2. Cuts pollution substantially right away, without waiting for new technologies. With the right
economic incentives for forest protection, deforestation can be reduced drastically in the short
term
3. Protects unique ecosystem. Since tropical forests are home to at least half of all plants and
animal species, deforestation threatens the biological diversity of the entire world.
4. Promotes development by giving forest dwellers new sources of income to improve living
standards while maintaining traditional ways of life. This is the soundest and most just route
forward for the threatened indigenous people who inhabit the world’s remaining tropical forest
lands.
5. Provides greater transparency. Bringing efforts to stop deforestation into global system and a
soundly constructed global carbon market will provide greater transparency and protections at
both local and national levels. Regulated markets demand the accurate, transparent monitoring
and measurement that today’s satellite observing technology can deliver.
6. It will preserve the habitat of millions of species of plants and animals. Thus, will lessen the
amount or rate of extinction in the world
7. It will help increase the content of water in the soil and groundwater as well as atmospheric moisture.
8. Increases the ecological, biological, climatic, socio-cultural and economic contributions of
forest resources.
9. It will help raise the awareness of people to promote more efficient and sustainable use of
forests and trees for fuel wood and energy supplies; and
10. Also, it will help them comprehend the use of economic contributions of forest areas
efficiently by incorporating eco-tourism into forest management and planning.

DISADVANTAGES:

1. It will affect the job opportunities for people specifically in the lumber industry besides wood
cutters, there are those who work in processing plants to make glue from wood sap, process
pulp into paper, and others.
2. It will lessen the materials for various industries such as logs for the logging industry and trees
for the proper industry. The forest products industry is a large part of the economy in both
developed and developing countries.
3. It will reduce the amount of charcoal which is a source of energy.
4. It will restrict the amount of minerals since in order for iron ores, oil deposits and the like be
accessed, deforestation is a must. (Some places with heavy forests are home to iron ore,
mineral, and even oil deposits which can be used for man's needs. These natural resources can
be accessed only by deforestation).

Under PROJECT LORAX are:

a. Management – related activities
b. Data and information keeping
 c. International and regional cooperation and coordination
d. Capacity – building

The Hague Conventions of 1988 and 2007 are the first embodiment of neutral rights
and duties under positivist international law .
Response: false

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Question 2
Neutral persons lose their neutral status if they commit hostile acts against a
belligerent.
Response: True

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Question 3
In theory, neutrality is not really an issue.
Response: true

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Question 4
One rule in neutrality is that if a war breaks out between states, neutrals must abstain
from military action in the war.
Response: True

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Question 5
Warships of the belligerent parties may be admitted into a neutral port for repair restore
their battle worthiness and to revictual to
peacetime standards or to refuel to the extent necessary to enable them to reach the
nearest home port.
Response: false

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 Question 6
Neutrality is commonly regarded regarded as a security choice of great states.
Response: false

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Question 7
Neutrality entails that on the one hand, the neutral State has the right to stand apart
from and not be
adversely affected by the conflict. On the other hand, the neutral state has a duty of
non-participation and impartiality
Response: True

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Question 8
During the outbreak of war existing non-military telecommunications, in particular those
owned by public companies, that are within a neutral state may
be used by the parties to the conflict.
Response: True

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Question 9
When a neutral state supplies oil and ammunition to another state (state 1) who is at
war with another (state 2), that neutral state is committing a non-neutral act.
Response: True

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Question 10
When a neutral State uses force to repel attempts to violate its neutrality, the same can
be regarded as a hostile act.
Response: False