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I would be sceptical about using this to stop desertification. The plants still need to be protected from livestock and kept watered. This doesn't solve the u
by 7952 12y ago
I would be sceptical about using this to stop desertification. The plants still need to be protected from livestock and kept watered. This doesn't solve the underlying causes of vegetation loss that created the problem in the first place.
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- fit2rule 12y agoThe underlying problem is humans harvesting wood. >I would be sceptical about using this to stop desertification. Take a closer look at the Permaculture movement and the extremely effective science developed around that scene on the subject of stopping desertification - where this article specifically mentions trees being dropped from the sky, that's merely the outer limit. Grassland-dropping drones would also be effective - its not just trees-as-species, but all the other bio-sphere in between that matters. Farmers using drones to drop mantis-packs is another potential use .. the sky is literally the limit. What we don't have, is the drone systems that can be readily deployable. Yet.
- maerF0x0 12y agoSubsistence farming 48%. Commercial agriculture 32%. Logging 14%. Fuel wood removals 5%. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation#Causes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation#Causes