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
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
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=china+planting+trees
Yes, of course. We should really start now to lessen the risk of being harmed by what we do to our planet. Deforestation should stop. It is sad how can they just cut trees without thinking that this would affect our planet. It is also sad to think that even though there are already visble effects on our planet, we still don't do something. I believe that small act would always makes a difference. In just simply planting trees once a year, you start to make difference. And that would be a fulfilling sensation if we would see that this small act would makes a big difference.
First thing to do must be deforestration so we limit damaging nature. Then identify areas that require tree planting. But identify what correct species of tree should be planted in those areas and.
No, I'm definitely planting algae. No trees. There are enough trees.
Yeah we should start a campain and start planting some trees so we can left a better world behind for our kids and grandchildren because I want them to live in a better world. Thats the reason I started investing in cryptos and decentralised payment systems so we can fight the capitalists and gain power over our money... I hope we can do this one day and until then we need to do every effort to make the world better...
We should take more care about our ocean too (http://www.ecology.com/2011/09/12/important-organism/):
"It is estimated that marine plants produce between 70 and 80 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Nearly all marine plants are single celled, photosynthetic algae."
Another organisms to take note of is the Phytoplankton (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton):
"Like land plants, phytoplankton have chlorophyll to capture sunlight, and they use photosynthesis to turn it into chemical energy. They consume carbon dioxide, and release oxygen."
"It is estimated that marine plants produce between 70 and 80 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Nearly all marine plants are single celled, photosynthetic algae."
Another organisms to take note of is the Phytoplankton (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton):
"Like land plants, phytoplankton have chlorophyll to capture sunlight, and they use photosynthesis to turn it into chemical energy. They consume carbon dioxide, and release oxygen."
Wait, so we should plant more algae?
I could plant millions or billions of algae but only a few trees.
We should take more care about our ocean too (http://www.ecology.com/2011/09/12/important-organism/):
"It is estimated that marine plants produce between 70 and 80 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Nearly all marine plants are single celled, photosynthetic algae."
Another organisms to take note of is the Phytoplankton (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton):
"Like land plants, phytoplankton have chlorophyll to capture sunlight, and they use photosynthesis to turn it into chemical energy. They consume carbon dioxide, and release oxygen."
"It is estimated that marine plants produce between 70 and 80 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Nearly all marine plants are single celled, photosynthetic algae."
Another organisms to take note of is the Phytoplankton (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton):
"Like land plants, phytoplankton have chlorophyll to capture sunlight, and they use photosynthesis to turn it into chemical energy. They consume carbon dioxide, and release oxygen."
Not only that, it is important for us to do this now so that we could at least help save the planet. Earth is falling apart and some of us are not paying attention to it or are denying the fact that we are all responsible for whatever is going on in our planet and that is the sad part. Planting trees may not be much, but it will be a big step towards trying to alleviate the effects of global warming.
Why?
Why must it be TREES?
maybe it should be marihuana.
Or bamboo, which is a grass, not a tree.
Not only that, it is important for us to do this now so that we could at least help save the planet. Earth is falling apart and some of us are not paying attention to it or are denying the fact that we are all responsible for whatever is going on in our planet and that is the sad part. Planting trees may not be much, but it will be a big step towards trying to alleviate the effects of global warming.
We should plant more trees. Planted in the right places around buildings, trees can significantly reduce air-conditioning costs. This means less Freon, an inflammable and odorless chemical emitted from air conditioners. It is considered to have damaging effects to the ozone layer. And trees improve air quality by producing oxygen. They also store carbon, offsetting harmful byproducts of fossil-fuel burning.
I agree that the shade from trees can truly be invaluable. There are other factors to keep in mind though. Maybe people prefer to just remove all the trees around their property. This can be for the risk of the trees falling. A large tree can cause very serious damage to a home. You have to keep in mind the climate of your region. If you are in a place prone to hurricanes, it may not be wise to have a lot of trees near your home. 
I am not sure is it millions or billions but I think yes we should definitely be planting lots of trees. In particular on land that is not productive for other things, there is no negative impact that I can think of.
We should plant more trees. Planted in the right places around buildings, trees can significantly reduce air-conditioning costs. This means less Freon, an inflammable and odorless chemical emitted from air conditioners. It is considered to have damaging effects to the ozone layer. And trees improve air quality by producing oxygen. They also store carbon, offsetting harmful byproducts of fossil-fuel burning.
Wow this is very alarming, I had no idea oxygen levels have dropped this low from the removal of trees. It's a shame most humans care more about profits instead of protecting the environment. The wealth wont mean anything in the future if our planet is a barren wasteland with all of it's natural beauty ravaged.
Your post really got me thinking.Why really now no one is engaged in planting trees.After all, it is so important for humanity.And very easy to do.I planted a nut this year.I think that everyone should do it.
shouldn't we plant billions of trees now? because
oxygen level since 1990
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
oxygen level since 1990
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
i heard that seaplants and algea do 90% of carbon oxigen transmission
Today’s generation, money is one of the most important things in the world. There’s a saying that money is the blood bank of the world, but do you know where the money made? It is unknown to the majority that the main component of the money comes from hemp (abaca), a kind of tree in the whole of Asia that is only can be seen in the Philippines.
In Sitio Banli that is one of the furthest site in Malapatag Saranggani Province in the Philippines that one of the major means of livelihood of the residences is by taking abaca (hemps). It’s not a joke traveling in the most isolated site in Saranggani. It almost four hours travel going there from the City of Saranggani. We purposely went off at night so as we arrived at dawn, a small community met our eyes.
Mountains in this area have been in the NPA conflict area for several years so we still have a few soldiers from the Philippine Army.It is so steep to climb in the mountain of Sitio Banli that’s why only few people are climbed up in this hidden jungle. a short time ago a tremendously heavy part of the mountain struck us. I do not know who and why these trees are cut off, but over a period of time when I climb the mountains I know it's a bad sight. Four hours later, a lot of houses we saw in the distance. The mountains surround the small Sitio of Banli which is one of the most poor place in the whole of Saranggani, although one of the most area that the sources of the substance of money came from, the abaca. We walked two hours to reach the remote community.
A woman holding a baby greeted me at Sitio Banli, her name was Inday, her son Marico was only one year old but his weight was just four months old. By the side of her, there’s a three-year-old named Manny, in his cheek and size it was easy to think that she was healthy, but this is not the first time I've seen this kind of body. I know this is not a common fat. It's been a year since I climbed the mountain of Datangnay in the Saraggani province, like Manny's face and the body of the children there, they were all sick of a kind of maltnutrition caused by lack of protein in the body, that’s the effect if you only eat sweet potato all the time. I did not make a mistake in my suspicion, it’s about going to twelve and Manny's dad was still tending to find lunch. Sweet potatoes are their meal every day, morning, noon, and until evening.
Abaca farmer is the majority of Sitio Banli but because harvesting Abaca is seasonal, they only have money once a year.
The Abaca fiber is the strongest in the world. In All Asia in the Philippines only the Abaca tree is located. Only big Abaca trees can be used to get the fiber, and it should be carefully cut to get the skin. Because Abaca is one of the strongest fiber in the world, it is also used not only for straps and fabrics but also for paper and money that even if it gets wet it’s not easily tear, but it requires strong forces to recover each fiber of abaca. Forty pesos of Abaca's sales per kilogram, Abaca's three trees have to cut and process for a pound of fiber. Forty pesos per kilo is a big source of income if there are so many sources of fiber. At that time, thrice a year they harvesting the Abaca. But all this changed through the millennium, that was the began to grow bare the mountains. The Abaca tree only grow most of the time in place near with water so it only grows near the river or in areas of shady and cold, when the mountains are blown up, when the trees are gone, the shady that Abaca trees need will be reduced. As I watched the glazed leaves of Abaca, returning to the memories the trees were consuming inexhaustible. So if before they were three times in a year that they were harvesting, now only once a year. One thousand pesos in a year which is eighty pesos per month. I thought of Manny and his brothers, what would cost or would you buy in eighty pesos just only in a month for the children of Tusan.
In the house of Mang Tusan, a bunch of Abaca is stored. It has been a year since its inception, one year when children are looking for sale in Abaca, one year they have been waiting for the opportunity to taste a dish and rice. But to sell Abaca it must be bring at the bottom of the mountain. Mang Tusan will be responsible for six hours of calvary just for all of his children.
Do you mean what is used to actually create banknotes? I didn't actually know about much this before you wrote, thanks. I read a little about abaca on Wikipedia. You should keep in mind that many countries are actually switching to polymer money. This new money is made of plastic. The following countries only use polymer notes now: Australia, Brunei, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Romania and Vietnam. These countries also have some, but not all their money in polymer: Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong (for a 2-year trial), Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines (no longer issued), Solomon Islands (no longer issued), Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Zambia. I guess this will be better to no longer harm the trees in the Philippines. This would probably hurt the economy there a lot though. You didn't really answer, do you think that they should be planting more trees there? In Sitio Banli that is one of the furthest site in Malapatag Saranggani Province in the Philippines that one of the major means of livelihood of the residences is by taking abaca (hemps). It’s not a joke traveling in the most isolated site in Saranggani. It almost four hours travel going there from the City of Saranggani. We purposely went off at night so as we arrived at dawn, a small community met our eyes.
Mountains in this area have been in the NPA conflict area for several years so we still have a few soldiers from the Philippine Army.It is so steep to climb in the mountain of Sitio Banli that’s why only few people are climbed up in this hidden jungle. a short time ago a tremendously heavy part of the mountain struck us. I do not know who and why these trees are cut off, but over a period of time when I climb the mountains I know it's a bad sight. Four hours later, a lot of houses we saw in the distance. The mountains surround the small Sitio of Banli which is one of the most poor place in the whole of Saranggani, although one of the most area that the sources of the substance of money came from, the abaca. We walked two hours to reach the remote community.
A woman holding a baby greeted me at Sitio Banli, her name was Inday, her son Marico was only one year old but his weight was just four months old. By the side of her, there’s a three-year-old named Manny, in his cheek and size it was easy to think that she was healthy, but this is not the first time I've seen this kind of body. I know this is not a common fat. It's been a year since I climbed the mountain of Datangnay in the Saraggani province, like Manny's face and the body of the children there, they were all sick of a kind of maltnutrition caused by lack of protein in the body, that’s the effect if you only eat sweet potato all the time. I did not make a mistake in my suspicion, it’s about going to twelve and Manny's dad was still tending to find lunch. Sweet potatoes are their meal every day, morning, noon, and until evening.
Abaca farmer is the majority of Sitio Banli but because harvesting Abaca is seasonal, they only have money once a year.
The Abaca fiber is the strongest in the world. In All Asia in the Philippines only the Abaca tree is located. Only big Abaca trees can be used to get the fiber, and it should be carefully cut to get the skin. Because Abaca is one of the strongest fiber in the world, it is also used not only for straps and fabrics but also for paper and money that even if it gets wet it’s not easily tear, but it requires strong forces to recover each fiber of abaca. Forty pesos of Abaca's sales per kilogram, Abaca's three trees have to cut and process for a pound of fiber. Forty pesos per kilo is a big source of income if there are so many sources of fiber. At that time, thrice a year they harvesting the Abaca. But all this changed through the millennium, that was the began to grow bare the mountains. The Abaca tree only grow most of the time in place near with water so it only grows near the river or in areas of shady and cold, when the mountains are blown up, when the trees are gone, the shady that Abaca trees need will be reduced. As I watched the glazed leaves of Abaca, returning to the memories the trees were consuming inexhaustible. So if before they were three times in a year that they were harvesting, now only once a year. One thousand pesos in a year which is eighty pesos per month. I thought of Manny and his brothers, what would cost or would you buy in eighty pesos just only in a month for the children of Tusan.
In the house of Mang Tusan, a bunch of Abaca is stored. It has been a year since its inception, one year when children are looking for sale in Abaca, one year they have been waiting for the opportunity to taste a dish and rice. But to sell Abaca it must be bring at the bottom of the mountain. Mang Tusan will be responsible for six hours of calvary just for all of his children.
Today’s generation, money is one of the most important things in the world. There’s a saying that money is the blood bank of the world, but do you know where the money made? It is unknown to the majority that the main component of the money comes from hemp (abaca), a kind of tree in the whole of Asia that is only can be seen in the Philippines.
In Sitio Banli that is one of the furthest site in Malapatag Saranggani Province in the Philippines that one of the major means of livelihood of the residences is by taking abaca (hemps). It’s not a joke traveling in the most isolated site in Saranggani. It almost four hours travel going there from the City of Saranggani. We purposely went off at night so as we arrived at dawn, a small community met our eyes.
Mountains in this area have been in the NPA conflict area for several years so we still have a few soldiers from the Philippine Army.It is so steep to climb in the mountain of Sitio Banli that’s why only few people are climbed up in this hidden jungle. a short time ago a tremendously heavy part of the mountain struck us. I do not know who and why these trees are cut off, but over a period of time when I climb the mountains I know it's a bad sight. Four hours later, a lot of houses we saw in the distance. The mountains surround the small Sitio of Banli which is one of the most poor place in the whole of Saranggani, although one of the most area that the sources of the substance of money came from, the abaca. We walked two hours to reach the remote community.
A woman holding a baby greeted me at Sitio Banli, her name was Inday, her son Marico was only one year old but his weight was just four months old. By the side of her, there’s a three-year-old named Manny, in his cheek and size it was easy to think that she was healthy, but this is not the first time I've seen this kind of body. I know this is not a common fat. It's been a year since I climbed the mountain of Datangnay in the Saraggani province, like Manny's face and the body of the children there, they were all sick of a kind of maltnutrition caused by lack of protein in the body, that’s the effect if you only eat sweet potato all the time. I did not make a mistake in my suspicion, it’s about going to twelve and Manny's dad was still tending to find lunch. Sweet potatoes are their meal every day, morning, noon, and until evening.
Abaca farmer is the majority of Sitio Banli but because harvesting Abaca is seasonal, they only have money once a year.
The Abaca fiber is the strongest in the world. In All Asia in the Philippines only the Abaca tree is located. Only big Abaca trees can be used to get the fiber, and it should be carefully cut to get the skin. Because Abaca is one of the strongest fiber in the world, it is also used not only for straps and fabrics but also for paper and money that even if it gets wet it’s not easily tear, but it requires strong forces to recover each fiber of abaca. Forty pesos of Abaca's sales per kilogram, Abaca's three trees have to cut and process for a pound of fiber. Forty pesos per kilo is a big source of income if there are so many sources of fiber. At that time, thrice a year they harvesting the Abaca. But all this changed through the millennium, that was the began to grow bare the mountains. The Abaca tree only grow most of the time in place near with water so it only grows near the river or in areas of shady and cold, when the mountains are blown up, when the trees are gone, the shady that Abaca trees need will be reduced. As I watched the glazed leaves of Abaca, returning to the memories the trees were consuming inexhaustible. So if before they were three times in a year that they were harvesting, now only once a year. One thousand pesos in a year which is eighty pesos per month. I thought of Manny and his brothers, what would cost or would you buy in eighty pesos just only in a month for the children of Tusan.
In the house of Mang Tusan, a bunch of Abaca is stored. It has been a year since its inception, one year when children are looking for sale in Abaca, one year they have been waiting for the opportunity to taste a dish and rice. But to sell Abaca it must be bring at the bottom of the mountain. Mang Tusan will be responsible for six hours of calvary just for all of his children.
In Sitio Banli that is one of the furthest site in Malapatag Saranggani Province in the Philippines that one of the major means of livelihood of the residences is by taking abaca (hemps). It’s not a joke traveling in the most isolated site in Saranggani. It almost four hours travel going there from the City of Saranggani. We purposely went off at night so as we arrived at dawn, a small community met our eyes.
Mountains in this area have been in the NPA conflict area for several years so we still have a few soldiers from the Philippine Army.It is so steep to climb in the mountain of Sitio Banli that’s why only few people are climbed up in this hidden jungle. a short time ago a tremendously heavy part of the mountain struck us. I do not know who and why these trees are cut off, but over a period of time when I climb the mountains I know it's a bad sight. Four hours later, a lot of houses we saw in the distance. The mountains surround the small Sitio of Banli which is one of the most poor place in the whole of Saranggani, although one of the most area that the sources of the substance of money came from, the abaca. We walked two hours to reach the remote community.
A woman holding a baby greeted me at Sitio Banli, her name was Inday, her son Marico was only one year old but his weight was just four months old. By the side of her, there’s a three-year-old named Manny, in his cheek and size it was easy to think that she was healthy, but this is not the first time I've seen this kind of body. I know this is not a common fat. It's been a year since I climbed the mountain of Datangnay in the Saraggani province, like Manny's face and the body of the children there, they were all sick of a kind of maltnutrition caused by lack of protein in the body, that’s the effect if you only eat sweet potato all the time. I did not make a mistake in my suspicion, it’s about going to twelve and Manny's dad was still tending to find lunch. Sweet potatoes are their meal every day, morning, noon, and until evening.
Abaca farmer is the majority of Sitio Banli but because harvesting Abaca is seasonal, they only have money once a year.
The Abaca fiber is the strongest in the world. In All Asia in the Philippines only the Abaca tree is located. Only big Abaca trees can be used to get the fiber, and it should be carefully cut to get the skin. Because Abaca is one of the strongest fiber in the world, it is also used not only for straps and fabrics but also for paper and money that even if it gets wet it’s not easily tear, but it requires strong forces to recover each fiber of abaca. Forty pesos of Abaca's sales per kilogram, Abaca's three trees have to cut and process for a pound of fiber. Forty pesos per kilo is a big source of income if there are so many sources of fiber. At that time, thrice a year they harvesting the Abaca. But all this changed through the millennium, that was the began to grow bare the mountains. The Abaca tree only grow most of the time in place near with water so it only grows near the river or in areas of shady and cold, when the mountains are blown up, when the trees are gone, the shady that Abaca trees need will be reduced. As I watched the glazed leaves of Abaca, returning to the memories the trees were consuming inexhaustible. So if before they were three times in a year that they were harvesting, now only once a year. One thousand pesos in a year which is eighty pesos per month. I thought of Manny and his brothers, what would cost or would you buy in eighty pesos just only in a month for the children of Tusan.
In the house of Mang Tusan, a bunch of Abaca is stored. It has been a year since its inception, one year when children are looking for sale in Abaca, one year they have been waiting for the opportunity to taste a dish and rice. But to sell Abaca it must be bring at the bottom of the mountain. Mang Tusan will be responsible for six hours of calvary just for all of his children.
There are lots of private and government sectors who held tree planting project.To help more about it there should be restriction regarding deforestation/illegal logging and widely implement a clean and green environment for eveyones benefits.
shouldn't we plant billions of trees now?....
'No.
You do that, you are disturbing existing ecosystems without caring about them.
Okay, maybe planting billions of trees sounds a little too much to me, too, but what about illegal (or legal, whatever(?)) deforestation? Isn't is disturbing existing ecosystems without caring about them? Didn't it even occur to anyone that we must at least compensate for the harm we have already done to balance it out?
shouldn't we plant billions of trees now?....
'No.
You do that, you are disturbing existing ecosystems without caring about them.
Okay, maybe planting billions of trees sounds a little too much to me, too, but what about illegal (or legal, whatever(?)) deforestation? Isn't is disturbing existing ecosystems without caring about them? Didn't it even occur to anyone that we must at least compensate for the harm we have already done to balance it out?
I think billions is a far too exaggerated number, but of course it's good to plant trees. I don't think there are many people out there saying that we shouldn't plant trees. It's more of an economical issue. What is the motivation for people to plant so many trees? Will you volunteer to plan them for free? Most trees are planted by companies. They plant the tress either because government regulation forces them to or because they stand to gain something from it. When I was younger, I spent some time planting trees for a company. As far as I understand it, the company cut down trees and then planted trees to replace them. It's good that they do that, but they do it because they'll make money from that land again in the future.
Forests in Russia's Siberia are being destroyed massively by chinese (long term land lease)
dec 2017 video from google earth, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IloOgweXKo0
its also massively floating in the rivers there
So i am not sure that anyone from the government of any country gives a damn about it
dec 2017 video from google earth, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IloOgweXKo0
its also massively floating in the rivers there
So i am not sure that anyone from the government of any country gives a damn about it
Yes because we know illegal deforestation we cant stop.nowadays flood is everywhere in all over the country.one reason is illegal deforestation.so I do believe we need to plant trees now to replace for the trees they cut it.
We should. The beneficial effects of trees and plants to the environment are enormous.
Unfortunately, mismanaged urbanisation and deforestation are ugly heads that the governments and each one of us must find ways to tame.
Unfortunately, mismanaged urbanisation and deforestation are ugly heads that the governments and each one of us must find ways to tame.
Shouldn't we plant tress now? Well I think the more appropriate question would be, why not? I mean, the advocacy of planting trees will greatly contribute to the welfare of the species here on Earth and to the increase of environmental protection. I am sure that this will lessen the excessive carbon emmisions on the Earth's atmosphere. Furthermore, the trees are proven already to be a stress reliever as it gives a positive psychological feeling that turns their moods and emotions into a good and pleasant one. It is undeniably true that planting tress will make our ecosystem more active and beneficial. However, we cannot just ignore the "billion" detail in the question. First, I do not think that it is possible in today's setup since almost all of the lands contain imfrastructures and buildings. Second, maybe extremely large number of tress will not make our ecosystem balanced and well-rounded. Lastly, billions means 1:1 ratio of people planting tress and the tress they are planting ang that's quite a lot and 'useless'. Thus, we shoukd plant tress, but not as many as billions are
shouldn't we plant billions of trees now?....
'No.
You do that, you are disturbing existing ecosystems without caring about them.
This right here, if you're planting BILLIONS of trees you're going to cause a shit ton of problems for ecosystems which have already grown accustomed to not having these areas around. Plus the fact that I don't know where people plan on planting these billions of trees.
No one is going to be happy when you ask them to leave their homes (or force them to leave their homes) so you can plant some trees.
A noble goal, but one which won't come to fruition.
shouldn't we plant billions of trees now?....
'No.
You do that, you are disturbing existing ecosystems without caring about them.
Planting more trees isn't the right solution. We should cut CO2 emissions, thing that is not so easy to implement when you have superpowers (like USA) who oppose such changes...
Certainly both courses of action would be beneficial to the environment. There is agreement among 99% or so of the scientific community that this needs to be done, or we face very serious consequences.
At the same time, trees absorb CO2 and convert it into Oxygen. Deforestation continues to outpace reforestation and tree planting, so the easiest thing you can do as an individual is to plant more trees. And it doesn't have to cost you anything...find some trees, look for their seeds on the ground and bury them a couple inches under the soil in various places.
We should plant billions of trees because there are more cases of erosion in many countries of which planting of trees will help to reduce the erosion. Moreover, planting of trees will pose a very high economic advantage because we can get wood used for building houses, wood used for manufacturing papers and cartoons.
We should also remember that tress gives us oxygen and take Carbonivoxide for its growth not only that some trees serve are used for treatment one health problem or the other meaning we should be planting trees .
We should also remember that tress gives us oxygen and take Carbonivoxide for its growth not only that some trees serve are used for treatment one health problem or the other meaning we should be planting trees .
Planting more trees isn't the right solution. We should cut CO2 emissions, thing that is not so easy to implement when you have superpowers (like USA) who oppose such changes...
Its not a joke when someone says you're wasting the trees when you didn't use the paper properly.
Yes it is. The logging industry replants the forests they chop down to ensure they have a constantly regrowing supply. Wood is the very definition of a renewable resource. Deforestation is actually mainly the result of increasing demand for farmland - and you've only got the rising world population to blame for that.
We should start it a year ago, when we start using trees as our necessity. Its not a joke when someone says you're wasting the trees when you didn't use the paper properly. Trees functions as our factory of oxygen, without them, the oxygen present in our atmosphere will be gone. It simply cannot supply the whole human and animal race. If we still disregard the importance of tree planting, and continue to destroy the nature, I will not doubt that someday we will be buying oxygen cans, oxygen tanks, and even masks just to inhaling all the toxics present in our air.
I don't see why planting many trees would not help, so I am in favor of stopping unnecessary deforestation. But it won't stop because demand is increasing. Why is demand increasing? Who needs wood, well, humans...
So would you agree that if the human population would not increase/not decrease/decrease it would help oxygen levels to rise through trees? And don't forget, even if we plant trees and the human population continues to increase, humans will simply consume the newly produced oxygen.
So, I think planting trees will help, but it is just putting a tiny blister on a big wound. Let me know if you agree or disagree
i totally agree. for example Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has decreased by 18 percent as of 2014, so hopefully that number is only going up So would you agree that if the human population would not increase/not decrease/decrease it would help oxygen levels to rise through trees? And don't forget, even if we plant trees and the human population continues to increase, humans will simply consume the newly produced oxygen.
So, I think planting trees will help, but it is just putting a tiny blister on a big wound. Let me know if you agree or disagree
I don't see why planting many trees would not help, so I am in favor of stopping unnecessary deforestation. But it won't stop because demand is increasing. Why is demand increasing? Who needs wood, well, humans...
So would you agree that if the human population would not increase/not decrease/decrease it would help oxygen levels to rise through trees? And don't forget, even if we plant trees and the human population continues to increase, humans will simply consume the newly produced oxygen.
So, I think planting trees will help, but it is just putting a tiny blister on a big wound. Let me know if you agree or disagree
So would you agree that if the human population would not increase/not decrease/decrease it would help oxygen levels to rise through trees? And don't forget, even if we plant trees and the human population continues to increase, humans will simply consume the newly produced oxygen.
So, I think planting trees will help, but it is just putting a tiny blister on a big wound. Let me know if you agree or disagree
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
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
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