johnn48 t1_iwgisl1 wrote
This has nothing to do with the article, but it does need to be said. Too often these plant a tree campaigns are not well thought out or implemented. Too often they’re implemented without thought for sustainability or whether the place’s where the trees are planted are environmentally suitable. An extreme example obviously but planting trees in an area subject to drought or the wrong type of tree for the area, deciduous vs coniferous.
_Iro_ t1_iwhjl1p wrote
Exactly. The famous “Great Green Wall” of Africa had 80% of its trees die because numbers are more important than sustainability.
johnn48 t1_iwhlor0 wrote
> A man in Java, Indonesia has completed a herculean task: Planting an entire forest all on his own.
I think what we’re saying is not to abandon the effort, but think it through. We badly need trees, but we need effective planning more.
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