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Here in Europe, we destroyed our forests more than a millennium ago. Since then, we are profiting economically from all the agricultural land that destruction c
by 101404 7y ago
Here in Europe, we destroyed our forests more than a millennium ago. Since then, we are profiting economically from all the agricultural land that destruction created. It made us rich.
But we really don't like it when other people want to do the same!
Solution?
We should fill Europe again with thick forests. Not the groomed artificial woods we have now, that really only exist because we can sell the wood after 20 years. We should destroy all our agricultural land and convert it back to dark natural forests, full of large and dangerous animals. Why do we expect the Third World to have all the the economically useless forests?
- zahma 7y agoWe know better now. In many places, the forests demolished for palm oil contain invaluable biodiversity. It's not that Europe shouldn't be reforested, but proper incentive structures have to be implemented to prevent further enclosure on vital ecosystems in less developed economies.
- 101404 7y agoAnd yet, we spend all our time lecturing Third World countries and don't plant any real forests here. It's easy. Couple billion Euros and we replicated the entire Borneo/Kalimatan forest. THEN we can lecture others. Not before.
- gpderetta 7y agoEurope forests are growing again, both because of increased protection and reduction in farming. [1] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/forest-europe-environment/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwikhMiF6N7nAhVKecAKHa6GCEkQFjAAegQIDBAB&usg=AOvVaw3yoswzOjEDFhsM6gTrGZRL https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/forest-europe-environ...
- 101404 7y ago> "Sorry, but we can’t find the page you were looking for"
- gpderetta 7y agoI tried to remove google tracking bits from the url, but miserably failed. This is the correct link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/forest-europe-environment/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/forest-europe-environ... edit: anyway, as the parent pointed out, not everything is great, as the new forests, even when not used for wood, are still sort of artificial. But at least there is a trend in the right direction.