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with this money you can terraform Sahara desert by planting a billion trees
by andyxor 5y ago
with this money you can terraform Sahara desert by planting a billion trees
- baggy_trough 5y agoYou think you can get a tree planted and growing in the Sahara for a dime?
- neals 5y agoOne? No. A billion for 1 dime per tree? Maybe...
- awestroke 5y agoWhat is this species of tree that can grow without water or nutrients?
- Nydhal 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T39QHprz-x8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T39QHprz-x8
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI knew this was already in progress but didn't realize how little funding it received. I think you're right, 100M could go a long way. > Seven countries of the Sahel region, an area located just south of the Sahara, therefore initiated a project that will see billions of trees planted across 11 countries by 2030 > A total of 20 countries pledged support to the Sahel countries for the mammoth project. The European Commission has already invested more than €7 million ( $7.5 million). > But according to the United Nations, the initiative has only reached 15% of its targets after just over a decade. "Progress is slow, but we have learned a lot along the way," said climate consultant Vivekananda. https://www.dw.com/en/what-happened-to-africas-ambitious-green-belt-project/a-53004690 https://www.dw.com/en/what-happened-to-africas-ambitious-gre...