Iceland To Help France Save Trees From Global Warming
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 10,
October 2011
"The main emphasis (in the collaboration) is on research and finding ways to ensure the protection and preservation of the DNA... of the trees in Iceland," Adalsteinn Sigurgeirsson of the Icelandic Forestry Service told AFP.
The service is working with France's Office National des Forets, and their collaboration is focusing on trees from the French Alps and Pyrenees, such as beech.
"We'll look especially at what species and variations are at greatest risk in their French habitat due to global warming," Sigurgeirsson said.
He said that with temperatures rising around the world due to climate change, Iceland's colder climate could preserve species from France once their habitat becomes too warm. Read the full report here.
Source: AFP, Reykjavik.
