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There are many deserted regions around the world. Desertification in those areas is increasing, especially North Africa, and Central Asia. The focus of enviro

There are many deserted regions around the world. Desertification in those areas is increasing, especially North Africa, and Central Asia. The focus of environmentalists on the Rainforest is not productive. Solutions need to be future-oriented, and not directed towards restricting economic growth. In other words, it is of primary importance for enivornmental organizations to create a positive vision of a greened planet, with a systematic forestation program for Africa and Central Asia, to create a prosperous environment and give Africans and Asians a future. This vision is central to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Marshall_Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Marshall_Plan as well as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_management_(agriculture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_management_(agricultu... Meanwhile, let Brazil have their wealth and prosperity with cutting a couple of their trees, they have too many anyway.

feikname 7y ago
You do realize it's not just about the trees, right? You exterminate an uncountable amount of species of fauna and flora too alongside the way, including ones that could very well have been used for medicinal research.
- user17843 7y ago
  Some comments are just tongue-in-cheek. As long as environmentalists only complain about the bad things, instead of actually building from a positive vision, nothing will happen. For example, why is Greenpeace et al. suppressing the knowledge from Allan Savory?
  - GreeniFi 7y ago
    Because Allan Savory’s holistic grazing system is context dependent. And Allan Savory is also held in suspicion because of his elephant culling policy - later much regretted - from the 80s.
    - user17843 7y ago
      hmm ok, he says everyone ignores him and he gets no money from any NG0, and that his system could regreen the entire planet.
      - GreeniFi 7y ago
        In the real world, when you have a good idea, you prove it out at a basic level and then try and show it works in other contexts. In the environmental sector you bitch and gripe about no-one listening to you!

feikname 7y ago

You do realize it's not just about the trees, right? You exterminate an uncountable amount of species of fauna and flora too alongside the way, including ones that could very well have been used for medicinal research.

user17843 7y ago
Some comments are just tongue-in-cheek. As long as environmentalists only complain about the bad things, instead of actually building from a positive vision, nothing will happen. For example, why is Greenpeace et al. suppressing the knowledge from Allan Savory?
- GreeniFi 7y ago
  Because Allan Savory’s holistic grazing system is context dependent. And Allan Savory is also held in suspicion because of his elephant culling policy - later much regretted - from the 80s.
  - user17843 7y ago
    hmm ok, he says everyone ignores him and he gets no money from any NG0, and that his system could regreen the entire planet.
    - GreeniFi 7y ago
      In the real world, when you have a good idea, you prove it out at a basic level and then try and show it works in other contexts. In the environmental sector you bitch and gripe about no-one listening to you!