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Lots on snark in this thread. Adding a few real projects to the discussion: There is the UN Trillion Trees project that aims to work to restore global forests
by DLA 3y ago
Lots on snark in this thread. Adding a few real projects to the discussion:
There is the UN Trillion Trees project that aims to work to restore global forests [1]
CMU engineered a self-planting seed carrier that can enable mass planting by aerial platforms [2].
China’s Gobi Desert Reforrestation project “The Green Wall“ [3].
Nature Conservancy Billion Tree Project [4].
Yale University report examining the pros and cons of large tree planting projects [5].
[1] https://trilliontrees.org/ https://trilliontrees.org/
[2] https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/february/engineered-magic-wooden-seed-carriers-mimic-the-behavior-of-self-burying-seeds https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/february/engi...
[3] https://youtu.be/lbEkCeKvpb4 https://youtu.be/lbEkCeKvpb4
[4] https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/plant-a-billion/ https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/plant-...
[5] https://e360.yale.edu/features/are-huge-tree-planting-projects-more-hype-than-solution https://e360.yale.edu/features/are-huge-tree-planting-projec...