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Is planting trees really a problem? I was under the impression that trees basically plant themselves if you let them. Also don't think you can simply replant t

Is planting trees really a problem? I was under the impression that trees basically plant themselves if you let them. Also don't think you can simply replant the rain forest.

fit2rule 12y ago
Yes, deforestation is a problem. You can't replenish a tree line if you don't have a tree there in the first place. So, this is something that will have beneficial effects - especially in a region like the Amazon, where deforestation is proceeding at a horrendous pace. And replenishing the rainforest is done research - its been worked out how to do it. The problem is its really labor intensive, so this is why the drone-delivery is key. Use drones to replant key species, watch the rainforest re-grow over 10 - 20 years.
josefresco 12y ago
You need to look no further than the third sentence of the article to answer your question: "26 billion trees are currently being burned down every year while only 15 billion are replanted."
- facepalm 12y ago
  That doesn't imply that it's technical issues that prevent replanting. In many regions of the earth, people simply don't care about replanting. And as I said, I don't think you can just replant a burnt down forest.
- pvaldes 12y ago
  Should be: 26 billion big trees are currently being burned down every year while only 15 billion of fragile saplings are replanted and those burned are the lucky remains of trillions of seeds and saplings. To replace a big cod with a cod egg just will not work. You need millions of eggs to assure that an adult fish will survive. With trees is similar.
patmcc 12y ago
Disclaimer: this may be specific to forests in British Columbia. It's actually quite complicated; the way harvesting work doesn't nicely mimic how trees naturally die and are replaced in the forest. So if you harvest with clearcuts or even selective logging and don't replant, you'll probably end up with a different forest composition than if natural methods (fires/pests/rot) had removed those trees. So replanting is done to try and correct that imbalance and get the forest back into a healthy functioning state as soon as possible. It's also much faster than allowing natural regrowth - especially in a clear cut area. If you replant you can also use improved (through breeding, not GMO at this point) plant stock, so you'll end up with better yields in ~80 years.

Is planting trees really a problem? I was under the impression that trees basically plant themselves if you let them. Also don't think you can simply replant the rain forest.

fit2rule 12y ago

Yes, deforestation is a problem. You can't replenish a tree line if you don't have a tree there in the first place. So, this is something that will have beneficial effects - especially in a region like the Amazon, where deforestation is proceeding at a horrendous pace. And replenishing the rainforest is done research - its been worked out how to do it. The problem is its really labor intensive, so this is why the drone-delivery is key. Use drones to replant key species, watch the rainforest re-grow over 10 - 20 years.

josefresco 12y ago

You need to look no further than the third sentence of the article to answer your question: "26 billion trees are currently being burned down every year while only 15 billion are replanted."

facepalm 12y ago
That doesn't imply that it's technical issues that prevent replanting. In many regions of the earth, people simply don't care about replanting. And as I said, I don't think you can just replant a burnt down forest.
pvaldes 12y ago
Should be: 26 billion big trees are currently being burned down every year while only 15 billion of fragile saplings are replanted and those burned are the lucky remains of trillions of seeds and saplings. To replace a big cod with a cod egg just will not work. You need millions of eggs to assure that an adult fish will survive. With trees is similar.

patmcc 12y ago

Disclaimer: this may be specific to forests in British Columbia. It's actually quite complicated; the way harvesting work doesn't nicely mimic how trees naturally die and are replaced in the forest. So if you harvest with clearcuts or even selective logging and don't replant, you'll probably end up with a different forest composition than if natural methods (fires/pests/rot) had removed those trees. So replanting is done to try and correct that imbalance and get the forest back into a healthy functioning state as soon as possible. It's also much faster than allowing natural regrowth - especially in a clear cut area. If you replant you can also use improved (through breeding, not GMO at this point) plant stock, so you'll end up with better yields in ~80 years.