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Contemporary Australia certainly may not have improved things, but most of those lands are and have been arid desert for millennia (in many of them, the only ev

Contemporary Australia certainly may not have improved things, but most of those lands are and have been arid desert for millennia (in many of them, the only evidence of forestation has been pre Ice Age. It's generally just scrub).

myshpa 3y ago
You're right; thank you for reminding me. However, I believe that Australia could be one of the best places in the world for reforesting those deserts. The Outback reportedly receives up to 100cm of rain every year already. Reforestation could start at the coasts and then slowly move inland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotic_pump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotic_pump https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-biggest-challenge-lack-of-imagination-the-scientists-turning-the-desert-green https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-bigg... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-009-9626-y https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-009-9626-y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB-8-sk1V6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB-8-sk1V6s