Biden signs executive order on Earth Day to protect America’s oldest tree

U.S. President Joe Biden chose to sign an executive order on Earth Day, April 22, protecting some of the largest and oldest trees in the United States.

“We Have come to a point where the environmental crisis has become so evident-with the notable exception of former presidents, we really have a chance to do what we did two, five, and 10 years ago,” Biden said. Things that can’t be done.”

President Biden signed the order during a visit to Washington state. The order will require the National Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service to identify threats to older trees, such as wildfires and climate change, and develop policies to protect them.

Older trees are allies in the fight against climate change because they absorb huge amounts of carbon dioxide that fuels global warming. The world’s most efficient systems for removing and sequestering carbon dioxide include redwood forests, scientists say. Thousands of American rosewoods have been destroyed in recent years.

Biden’s executive order requires federal land managers to define and count mature and primary forests within a year.

The safeguard is designed to protect U.S. forests that have been hit hard by fires, drought, and blight in recent years.

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