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co2 emissions is just one of the sustainability dimensions. Biodiversity is another one. We need forests (and other non-managed areas) to give the rest of natur
by streamofdigits 5y ago
co2 emissions is just one of the sustainability dimensions. Biodiversity is another one. We need forests (and other non-managed areas) to give the rest of nature (literally) some room to breathe.
- nicolaslem 5y agoAs someone who enjoys nature quite a lot but doesn't know anything about forestry, I am always surprised by the damage done by cutting a single tree. There is always a wasteland of 15 m radius done by the truck that has to come right in the middle of the forest to carry the tree. Surely that cannot be good for biodiversity.
- uuidgen 5y agoIf you do the forestry right you create many plots in there and aim to cut down e.g. 2% in a given year. That mean you will get the whole forest replaced in 50 years. If you're careful to not cut too much in a single space then the animals and plants can move around and it should be ok for biodiversity. Now for the energetic biomass - this is more like 5-10 year rotation so while the animals can move around the plants can't. Those will be mono-cultures to sustain energy demand until we have enough of some other energy sources.