Issues

Climate Change

Climate change is reflected in variations within the Earth's atmosphere, and processes in other parts of the Earth such as oceans and ice caps. Currently, scientific evidence points more and more to modern, industrial human activity as contributing to acceleration of climate change and thereby effecting conditions that are increasingly adverse to current life on our planet, Earth.

For more information on climate change, often referred to as global warming, see:
What Is Global Warming? >
More About Global Warming >

For formal policies on climate change of various NRCCC participating groups, see:
Climate Change Statements >

Forest Conservation

The conversion of forested areas to non-forested land, for uses such as pasture, urban expansion, or for logging purposes, has proceeded at an alarming rate over the 20th century. This activity most often results in arid land and wastelands that take centuries to restore, if indeed restoration is at all possible. Deforestation is especially damaging to wildlife habitiat and species diversity, often causing species extinction which upsets the balance of nature, leading to unpredictable side effects for all organisms. Damage to tropical rainforests, which are often referred to as the lungs of the planet for their ability to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen, contributes to climate change by decreasing instead of increasing acreage of plants needed for absorption of carbon that is released from burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, etc.) by industrial human activity.

For more information on deforestation and the need for forest conservation, see:
Deforestation >
Church blames mining, logging for killer floods >

For formal policies of various NRCCC participating groups, see:
Forest Conservation Statements >