Author: Eder Zanetti, Eng Florestal, Dr.

Do you believe that the deforestation of tropical forests is responsible for global warming? Do you believe that preventing deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado, and elsewhere, will solve the problem of global warming? Do you believe that farmers, farmers and loggers are to blame for global warming? Do you believe that payments for avoided deforestation are the best way to finance sustainable development? Do you believe that using wood from tropical forests is a way of destroying forests? Do you believe that the Amazon is being destroyed by logging? Do you believe that it is better to opt for wood substitute products as a way to guarantee the survival of forests and reduce global warming?

If you answered positively to any of the above questions, you need to read what the book “Global Climate Change, Forests, Wood and Carbon” has to say. You have been lied to, and you have repeated the lie thousands of times, in an attempt to make it "catch". But this book will get you out of it. A first obvious question is: if it is true that deforestation leads to global warming, why hasn't this happened while Europe, Asia and the USA have deforested all of their territories? And if the use of wood harms forests, why are Europe and North America the world's largest producers and consumers of this raw material?

The work deals in detail, with scientific foundations, the issue of global warming throughout history, and makes a description of the motivations by which abrupt changes in the present could be attributed to human actions - mainly in the urban sector, and related to the use of fossil fuels. . Aspects of adaptation and mitigation are presented in a descriptive way and exemplified.

The topic of carbon markets is approached in a systematic way, demonstrating how regulatory and voluntary markets emerged and were structured, and who are the main actors involved in their implementation and consolidation over the years. A way of valuing the role of ecosystems in providing services to society, carbon payments are welcome, but attempts to link this to reducing deforestation are absurd.

The author would like readers to take the content as a coping tool. The book was produced to enlighten the public on the subject of forests and the role of wood in maintaining a sovereign, healthy, rich and diverse society. The wood from the Brazilian forests is not smaller, in fact it is much better, than the wood from the forests of other countries, and should be used as a vehicle for Brazil's social, environmental and economic growth. Brazilian wood is a noble, quality product, with high profitability and, most importantly, ours, as well as forests. It is past time for us to start treating what is ours with propriety. Good reading!