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_Iro_ t1_iwhjl1p wrote

Reply to comment by johnn48 in TIL that a district in India’s Punjab state requires prospective gun owners to plant 10 trees and take pictures with them as proof by cjfullinfaw07

Exactly. The famous “Great Green Wall” of Africa had 80% of its trees die because numbers are more important than sustainability.

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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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