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> Scotland has a lot of planted pine forests that have drowned out native species Team Land management for Grouse hunting enters the chat. https://www.mossy.e
by paul_h 8mo ago
> Scotland has a lot of planted pine forests that have drowned out native species
Team Land management for Grouse hunting enters the chat.
https://www.mossy.earth/rewilding-knowledge/rewilding-scotland https://www.mossy.earth/rewilding-knowledge/rewilding-scotla... ... "In the 1700s, large scale sport shooting and sheep grazing began to leave its mark on the landscape. Overabundant herbivores and over grazing, alongside regular burning, prevented woodlands from naturally regenerating, causing soil erosion, soil acidification, flooding, biodiversity loss and more"
And - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV1SiYeu4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV1SiYeu4 - is a longer story that bubbled up in social media a few months ago. Maybe not Hacker News.
- ragall 8mo agoThere's a non-profit called "Planet Wild" that funds re-greening projects all over Europe, Africa and even India. Here's one in Scotland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDBAU2d7oE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDBAU2d7oE, or Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1QJvRsjg8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1QJvRsjg8M. Forest plantations are monocultures that kill biodiversity.