I am incredibly proud of the whole @ProtectEarthUK team and all of our supporters for planting over 100,000 trees in three short years, especially because the first year was only about 4,000!
We do so much more than plant trees (wildflowers, hedgerows, invasive removal, net regen/colonizarion, etc), but as that was our first metric it’s lovey to see the number go up so quickly.
"The findings suggest that between one-third and half of the current tree species in [#Europe] may not be able to withstand future climatic conditions. "
"#Ethiopia plans to plant 5 billion trees in 2024 as it seeks to foster #ClimateChange mitigation as the country faces extreme environmental events including drought and torrential rains.
Over 90% of the country’s estimated 110 million-strong population obtain energy from biomass, but unsustainable harvest from natural forests resulted in the widening of the gap between supply and demand of forest."
COOPESAFRA is a Popular Solidarity Economy Cooperative for Family Farming, Reforestation and Agroecology that aims to produce agroecological products for consumption and commercialization by its members.
So, this begins to explain why the carbon-offset programs for #reforestation never seem to have been a good idea from the beginning, if even the #GiantSequoias are not really up to the task.
I just tried to read up on the subject.
The #Nature article is beyond my #biochemical knowledge, alas. I could not find any quantification. Also, it seems to vary depending...
...of view, any such prospective change (#e.g. #reforestation) will involve a #ChaoticSystem. These are sensitively dependent on initial conditions, something better known as the #ButterflyEffect.
So, as your example shows, by trying to "fix" the #climate we might actually be making things even worse.
...of view, any such prospective change (#e.g. #reforestation) will involve a #ChaoticSystem. These are sensitively dependent on initial conditions, something better known as the #ButterflyEffect.
So, as your example shows, by trying to "fix" the #climate we might actually be making things even worse.
I'm not a biologist or climatologist, but there are seem...
#Écologie 🌱 Changement climatique: la reforestation, un remède moins efficace qu’attendu
Un travail de modélisation, publié dans la revue «Science», pointe du doigt des effets secondaires trop souvent négligés dans les projets de #reforestation, qui réduisent significativement leur potentiel de refroidissement.
"A study published in the journal Science reveals that an area the size of France is under threat by forest restoration initiatives due to inappropriate restoration in the form of tree-planting."
"They warn that planting trees in these grassy areas [..] could be a risk to wildlife such as rhinos and wildebeest, as well as people who depend on these #ecosystems."
A century of #reforestation helped keep the eastern #US cool, study finds
"During the period of regrowth, global warming was well underway, with temperatures across North America rising 0.7 C (1.23 F) on average. In contrast, from 1900 to 2000, the East Coast and Southeast cooled by about 0.3 C (0.5 F), with the strongest cooling in the southeast."
"Every year the world subsidizes fossil energy adds 12 trillion dollars to the global economy. Take that away and you are in a fine pickle. You had better find something else to spend it on, and quick.
"When the saplings grow to a height of about two or three feet, the women plant them along the embankment.
"Now they are ready to act as a green barricade, their intricate and knotty root systems reaching deep into the soil, strengthening the earthen embankments to absorb the shock of sudden tidal surges."