We appreciate the letters by Pouliot and colleagues (2020) and DellaSala and colleagues (2020) about our recent article “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency” (Ripple et al. 2020). Pouliot and colleagues (2020) call for more scientists, teachers, and citizens to become engaged advocates, and we agree on the importance of this in that failure of these groups to engage confirms the dangerous status quo that has led to our climate emergency. DellaSala and colleagues (2020) correctly point out that climate policymakers are focusing primarily on fossil fuels and ignoring the great importance of protecting the massive carbon stores in nature, especially the primary forests found from boreal to tropical regions. In Ripple and colleagues (2020), we stressed the importance of scientists speaking out, telling it like it is, and becoming agents for change. We also emphasized that preserving and restoring nature is one of the six critical steps for mitigating the climate crisis.

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气候紧急情况，森林与变革

我们赞赏Pouliot及其同事（2020）和DellaSala及其同事（2020）关于我们最近的文章“世界科学家对气候紧急情况的警告”的信（Ripple et al。2020）。Pouliot及其同事（2020）呼吁更多的科学家，教师和公民成为敬业的倡导者，我们对此的重要性达成共识，因为这些团体的未能参与证实了导致我们气候紧急情况的危险现状。DellaSala及其同事（2020年）正确地指出，气候政策制定者主要将重点放在化石燃料上，而忽略了保护自然界中大量碳储存的重要意义，尤其是从北方到热带地区发现的原始森林。在Ripple和同事（2020年）中，我们强调了科学家大声疾呼的重要性，要像现在这样说出来，并成为变革的推动力。我们还强调，保护和恢复自然是缓解气候危机的六个关键步骤之一。