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The thing is, "increasing leaf area" is actually not the aim here. I'm from India and while the deforestation situation is not as bad as (say Brazil for Amazon
by xplune 6y ago
The thing is, "increasing leaf area" is actually not the aim here. I'm from India and while the deforestation situation is not as bad as (say Brazil for Amazon Rain forest), it is still present in almost every country in the World. Agriculture does NOT mean "restoration". On top of that we should try to increase the restoration of native species of each country or every part of the world and not push non-native species just because they grow fast or take less attention while growing them. That destroys the ecosystem of that area because of something called as Invading Species.
I'm not saying that every action taken is wrong or anything, but in this case deforestation outweighs reforestation by a huge margin.
- rimliu 6y agoHow many truly non-invading species there are if you wind back far enough?
- macintux 6y agoGiven enough time ecosystems can adapt to new invaders. The problem is that we’ve dramatically accelerated the movement of flora and fauna around the world, and ecosystems can’t keep up with those changes (among many others we’ve caused).
- ekianjo 6y ago> ecosystems can’t keep up with those changes (among many others we’ve caused). You will need to have some sources to back that claim.
- ekianjo 6y ago> in this case deforestation outweighs reforestation by a huge margin. This is not remotely what is suggested by numerous studies. You can see in Africa for example deforestation and regrowth (in other areas) as whole make a balanced picture of tree biomass: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05386-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05386-z Of course there are countries like Brazil where deforestation is happening at a faster pace (mainly driven by poverty and poor agricultural efficiency in the Amazon), but that does not mean the whole world is following the same trend. That's alarmism.