Don’t mean to sound like a Debbie downer, but what good does planting trees right now bring? The points you made about the benefits of trees are all accurate. But how can that data adapt to our current situation? So much can happen during the time a seedling grows into a tree –global warming can get worse, population will still increase exponentially, etc. The destruction is already far greater than the little good that trees can provide, don’t you think?
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This might sound a little 'out there'
But I've always thought cryptocurrency a sort of stable coin and trees could work in harmony. A sort of (PROOF of TREE) tokens would be backed by forestry and trees planted which every 12 years would need areas of forestry cleaned and the wood would be sold and the profits from the operation would go back into the token.. any token overspill over 1 dollar would then be spent on planting and purchasing more forestry. a stable coin based off the growth of forests. Many Forrests in different stages of growth would be purchased so there is always some forrest land which needs to be cleaned and the wood would be sold on. I think its a cool ecological idea.. what do you guys think?
But I've always thought cryptocurrency a sort of stable coin and trees could work in harmony. A sort of (PROOF of TREE) tokens would be backed by forestry and trees planted which every 12 years would need areas of forestry cleaned and the wood would be sold and the profits from the operation would go back into the token.. any token overspill over 1 dollar would then be spent on planting and purchasing more forestry. a stable coin based off the growth of forests. Many Forrests in different stages of growth would be purchased so there is always some forrest land which needs to be cleaned and the wood would be sold on. I think its a cool ecological idea.. what do you guys think?
Yes, not only planting trees but also decrease the Co2 emitting and reduce the all harmful things do for environment. We should begin it a year prior, when we begin utilizing trees as our need. Trees works as our industrial facility of oxygen, without them, the oxygen present in our climate will be no more. . On the off chance that regardless we neglect the significance of tree planting, and keep on pulverizing the nature, I won't question that some time or another we will purchase oxygen jars, oxygen tanks, and even covers just to breathing in all the toxics present in our air.
What good is to plant the trees if ground water level will descend below their roots causing them to die during just one summer?
Where I live, wells are dug at about 900 feet.
There are lots of trees and bushes....
shouldn't we plant billions of trees now? because
oxygen level since 1990
http://clivebest.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/o2_plot.gif
and there are more than 2000 species of trees with edible fruits and nuts and berries
trees produce 21 Million calories per acre
trees produce oxygen and wealth and wildlife habitat and food and timber.
cows produce 1 Million calories per acre
cows produce
Methane which is 30 times higher effect heat-trapping greenhouse gas
Yes , we should do this because climate has changed rapidly , the glaciers are melting and sea level has rise the only way for the survival of earth is in green energy and panting treesoxygen level since 1990
http://clivebest.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/o2_plot.gif
and there are more than 2000 species of trees with edible fruits and nuts and berries
trees produce 21 Million calories per acre
trees produce oxygen and wealth and wildlife habitat and food and timber.
cows produce 1 Million calories per acre
cows produce
Methane which is 30 times higher effect heat-trapping greenhouse gas
Trees would only survive on place that are not still occupied by us humans. So there's no point planting a lot of trees in the city or in the urban spots because pollution will just definitely kill them and they won't survive surely for decades.
What good is to plant the trees if ground water level will descend below their roots causing them to die during just one summer?
It's hard to say yes or no, because there are lots of contradictory opinions on the subject, I prefer to leave the matter for the professionals. In the meantime, you might like to read the articles below:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/to-save-the-planet-dont-plant-trees.html
http://wwf.panda.org/get_involved/plant_seed.cfm/
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/to-save-the-planet-dont-plant-trees.html
http://wwf.panda.org/get_involved/plant_seed.cfm/
What a surprising opinion from NY Times! I couldn't even imagine that possibility. Thanks for sharing!
It's hard to say yes or no, because there are lots of contradictory opinions on the subject, I prefer to leave the matter for the professionals. In the meantime, you might like to read the articles below:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/to-save-the-planet-dont-plant-trees.html
http://wwf.panda.org/get_involved/plant_seed.cfm/
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/to-save-the-planet-dont-plant-trees.html
http://wwf.panda.org/get_involved/plant_seed.cfm/
.....why not ban the construction of any non-renewable power plants?...
For one reason, you'd be forcing a billion people in Africa to live in dire poverty like their ancestors.
For another reason, renewable cannot supply backbone power for grids.
Final reason, you'd be banning nuclear, which is the future of power.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/09/11/had-they-bet-on-nuclear-not-renewables-germany-california-would-already-have-100-clean-power/#16dc7e0e0d44
I've heard that planting trees at this point is useless.Estimations state that even planting the entire planet with trees wouldn't be sufficient to avoid earth's temperature keep getting higher."Planting trees hype" became just an excuse for associations to earn quick bucks.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
This will not solve the root cause of the issue.
We need to reduce our global population growth to zero, or make it slightly negative. Only then you will see some positive results, in few generations.
As it is now we are on track to be hit by a moving train.
Renewable energy would do squat when your energy demand doubles every 70 years due to the population growth.
It JUST needs some immediate change on a veeery big scale
Billions of trees won't cut it.
Let's go for trillions.
Point taken
but let's be honest, addressing the root-problem isn't gonna happen soon, therefore it is still better to fight symptoms than don't do nothing. E.g. the energy sector, why not ban the construction of any non-renewable power plants? For now, it's about damage control in my opinion. But even if we exploit this planet to it's limit, there are still projects like the ocean cleanup, of course it's fighting symptoms, but still giving me hope. Changing human behavior and creating a more balanced and healthy world takes a lot of time. But small changes sometimes can have a huge impact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q I've heard that planting trees at this point is useless.Estimations state that even planting the entire planet with trees wouldn't be sufficient to avoid earth's temperature keep getting higher."Planting trees hype" became just an excuse for associations to earn quick bucks.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
This will not solve the root cause of the issue.
We need to reduce our global population growth to zero, or make it slightly negative. Only then you will see some positive results, in few generations.
As it is now we are on track to be hit by a moving train.
Renewable energy would do squat when your energy demand doubles every 70 years due to the population growth.
It JUST needs some immediate change on a veeery big scale
Billions of trees won't cut it.
Let's go for trillions.
I've heard that planting trees at this point is useless.Estimations state that even planting the entire planet with trees wouldn't be sufficient to avoid earth's temperature keep getting higher."Planting trees hype" became just an excuse for associations to earn quick bucks.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
This will not solve the root cause of the issue.
We need to reduce our global population growth to zero, or make it slightly negative. Only then you will see some positive results, in few generations.
As it is now we are on track to be hit by a moving train.
Renewable energy would do squat when your energy demand doubles every 70 years due to the population growth.
It JUST needs some immediate change on a veeery big scale
I've heard that planting trees at this point is useless.Estimations state that even planting the entire planet with trees wouldn't be sufficient to avoid earth's temperature keep getting higher."Planting trees hype" became just an excuse for associations to earn quick bucks.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
This will not solve the root cause of the issue.
We need to reduce our global population growth to zero, or make it slightly negative. Only then you will see some positive results, in few generations.
As it is now we are on track to be hit by a moving train.
Renewable energy would do squat when your energy demand doubles every 70 years due to the population growth.
I've heard that planting trees at this point is useless.Estimations state that even planting the entire planet with trees wouldn't be sufficient to avoid earth's temperature keep getting higher."Planting trees hype" became just an excuse for associations to earn quick bucks.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
Instead,we need to limit usage of fossil energy and replace it by other sources of energy environment-friendly like sun and wind.
Trees are an important resource that plays a big role in our lives. It is impossible to stop deforestation, but it is necessary to plant young seedlings, at least at the place of the cut.
We should have already been planting trees since decades ago. I think right now is late, but still, better late than never, right? A lot of countries all over the world are suffering from natural disasters. Many of them somehow correlated with the destruction of the environment and the removal of trees. Think mining. There are literally hundreds if not thousand of mountains where thousands of trees are removed for the sake of mining and money.
Trees are not just oxygenators, they provide many more benefits to the world. They breakdown toxins in the soil, and they provide homes for the wildlife. Those are just two of the extra benefits they provide.
The first stage is to stop chopping down the existing trees. The first thing new house owners seem to do these days is to cut down the trees, and to grub out the hedges in their "new" house. Their lives and health will be the poorer as a result of this. Another problem is the move to monoculture farming. Large fields are created by removing trees and hedges, and toxic fertilisers and pesticides have to be used. The loss of the trees alows the pesticides to be wind distributed around the area, and this can prevent organic farming.
The first stage is to stop chopping down the existing trees. The first thing new house owners seem to do these days is to cut down the trees, and to grub out the hedges in their "new" house. Their lives and health will be the poorer as a result of this. Another problem is the move to monoculture farming. Large fields are created by removing trees and hedges, and toxic fertilisers and pesticides have to be used. The loss of the trees alows the pesticides to be wind distributed around the area, and this can prevent organic farming.
There are projects doing it; BioCarbon Engineering (BCE) e.g. are planting trees with the help of drones since tree 
years or so. We have to carefully assess the predominant ecosystem, but I don't think we would have to worry to much about it (we never did), since there are many places to go without disturbing a system. Projects like Ecosia showed that also in deserty areas, reforestation and creating new ecosystems is possible.
years or so. We have to carefully assess the predominant ecosystem, but I don't think we would have to worry to much about it (we never did), since there are many places to go without disturbing a system. Projects like Ecosia showed that also in deserty areas, reforestation and creating new ecosystems is possible. The Chinese have been planting trees since the 70's. I think the numbers are somewhere in the realm of 66 billion trees planted.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=china+planting+trees
Shouldn't we then plant trillions?https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=china+planting+trees
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