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2010-09-10T19:32:23.000Z
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Video Title:
Forests and Climate change: HSBC Climate Partnership - Part 1
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The HSBC Climate Partnership (HCP) is a five-year partnership (2007-2011) between HSBC, The Smithsonian, The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute and WWF to inspire action on climate change. Working with these partners and engaging its employees around the world, HSBC hopes to tackle climate change impacts for people, forests, water, and cities. The HCP research of the Smithsonian's Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) focuses on: • Understanding the role of forests in the global carbon cycle • Comparing temperate and tropical forests by establishing new plots in the temperate zone • Quantifying the environmental services provided by tropical forests For more information, contact Monica Alvarado (alvaradom@si.edu) o Kelly Walsh (walshk@si.edu).
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7 min 35 sec
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Tropics;Biology  Search this
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