[20080213]RS22806_巴厘协定和森林.pdf

1 Tropical forests are found between the Tropics of Cancer and of Capricorn (23.5 latitude).Those that receive high amounts of rainfall and have humid climates are called tropicalrainforests. Within the United States, tropical forests are limited to Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 2 For more on the role of forests in the carbon cycle, see CRS Report RL34059, The CarbonCycle: Implications for Climate Change and Congress, by Peter Folger.Order Code RS22806February 13, 2008The Bali Agreements and ForestsRoss W. GorteSpecialist in Natural Resources PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionPervaze A. SheikhAnalyst in Natural Resources PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryClimate change and its drivers are receiving increasing global attention.Negotiations in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, inDecember 2007 led to an action plan and decision on slowing the rate of deforestationto reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide.The decision to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, especially in developingcountries in the tropics, is seen as a significant step toward reducing carbon dioxideemissions, alt