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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Forest Conservation and Management Bill, 2015. I start by noting how timely this Bill is. It has come at a time when the entire world is converged around matters of climate change in Paris. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has said that this might be the last generation that can actually make an impact in preventing the adverse effects of climate change. Forests, in themselves have a number of roles and huge impact when it comes to climate change. Firstly, they currently contribute to about one-sixth of global carbon emissions when cleared, over-used or degraded. They react very sensitively to a changing climate when managed sustainably. They produce wood fuels that act as good alternative to fossil fuels. Finally, forests have the capacity to absorb about one-tenth of the global carbon emissions projected for this first half of the century. Forests are very important. Even as the global climate change agenda goes on, conservation and management of forests has been a key part. In 1997, under the Kyoto Protocol, the world took the first step to combat climate change, especially global warming and reduction of global emissions by 5.2 per cent. The place of forest conservation was very important. The same happened in 2001 in the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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