Bread and Circuses on Nostr: Planting a large variety of new trees is a good thing. It’s good for the climate, ...
Planting a large variety of new trees is a good thing. It’s good for the climate, it’s good for human well-being, and it’s good for biodiversity.
Creating monoculture tree plantations is NOT a good thing. They don’t do much for biodiversity and they are at great risk of pest infestation, disease, drought, and ultimately being destroyed by wildfires. The only value of monoculture tree plantations is — from a capitalist perspective — to claim spurious carbon offsets, thereby allowing the continuation of Business As Usual and the endless consumption of fossil fuels.
Cutting down existing trees, especially in old-growth forests, is a *terrible* thing to do. There is no justification for it, outside of someone finding a way to make lots of money by desecrating nature.
Here is part of the conclusion from a report on "Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests"...
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Realizing the greatest possible benefits of tree planting requires sensitivity to both ecological and sociological contexts. Wherever possible, we should protect carbon stocks in natural ecosystems, including savannas, grasslands, and both undisturbed and naturally regenerating forests. However, there is also an important role for managed forests: planting can reduce pressure on unmanaged forests, and yield wood products that may displace fossil fuels. Ultimately, however, tree planting is not a panacea to mitigate climate change, as only immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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FULL REPORT -- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full
#Trees #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange
Creating monoculture tree plantations is NOT a good thing. They don’t do much for biodiversity and they are at great risk of pest infestation, disease, drought, and ultimately being destroyed by wildfires. The only value of monoculture tree plantations is — from a capitalist perspective — to claim spurious carbon offsets, thereby allowing the continuation of Business As Usual and the endless consumption of fossil fuels.
Cutting down existing trees, especially in old-growth forests, is a *terrible* thing to do. There is no justification for it, outside of someone finding a way to make lots of money by desecrating nature.
Here is part of the conclusion from a report on "Forests and Decarbonization – Roles of Natural and Planted Forests"...
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Realizing the greatest possible benefits of tree planting requires sensitivity to both ecological and sociological contexts. Wherever possible, we should protect carbon stocks in natural ecosystems, including savannas, grasslands, and both undisturbed and naturally regenerating forests. However, there is also an important role for managed forests: planting can reduce pressure on unmanaged forests, and yield wood products that may displace fossil fuels. Ultimately, however, tree planting is not a panacea to mitigate climate change, as only immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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FULL REPORT -- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full
#Trees #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange