“One of the things that people kept saying to us over and over again is, ‘We really wish there was a Kijiji for native seeds, somewhere we can actually make trades.’ So that’s what we built.”
Brazil has proposed a new $250 billion mechanism for conserving the world’s tropical rainforests.
The “Tropical Forests Forever” fund, sourced from governments and the private sector, would disburse money to tropical countries that achieve set thresholds for limiting deforestation.
#BilboToday becomes #BilboPaths. You can follow the hashtag for more. I'll never forget what this fascinating and loving personality of a dog taught me about #nature and how to change my perspective.
As soon as I'm mobile again (carrying the dog last threw my physiotherapy back), I'm walking our old #paths again and talk about #nature!
This is an environmental shitshow. Successive governments over the years have mismanaged our forests, and viewed them as a resource that can be extracted from over and over again. Logging by VicForests should have stopped decades ago, and it's been clear that their claims of regrowing / regenerating areas they logged have failed. Claims of carbon sequestration by replanting in cleared forests don't stack up, and it does little to prevent or repair harm to the rain/water/catchment cycle.
The legacy of logging on Victoria is permanent damage to the environment.
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“Boreal #forests’ northward advance has been spotty and slower than expected. Meanwhile, their southern retreat has been faster than scientists predicted.
As scholars who study northern ecosystems, forests and wetlands, we see concerning evidence that as the world warms, its largest forest wilderness appears to be shrinking.”
Terra do Meio Ecological Station, a pristine reserve under federal protection, has suffered invasions amid efforts to open up an illegal road cutting through the rainforest.
Much of the deforestation is spilling over from APA Triunfo do Xingu, a sustainable use reserve that has become one of the most deforested corners of the Amazon in recent years.
Drying field, Shandong province, China
Kelp is an important marine vegetable and has long been cultivated in coastal areas as a part of human diets. This photo in June 2023 shows a clearing in the forest which is used for drying kelp
The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond With Forests and Nature
In The Heartbeat of Trees,* renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world.
"We planted 5000 trees to revive a forest after disaster.
In only three years one of Germany’s largest #forests has turned from dark green tree cover to a graveyard of dead wood. The reason: rising temperatures and monoculture forestry.
For #Climate, Protecting Forests Is Way Better Than Planting Trees
By allowing existing trees to grow old in healthy ecosystems and restoring degraded areas, scientists say 249 gigatons of #carbon could be sequestered, equivalent to nearly 50 years of US #emissions for 2022.
Humans have cleared about half of Earth’s #forests and continue to destroy places such as the #Amazon rainforest and the Congo basin that play crucial roles in regulating the planet’s atmosphere.
I wrote a new blog entry about our perceptions of nature, old pyrenean forests, time and fluid flows, and how connecting to the natural world can drive us to act. Hope you enjoy it 💚 #nature#ecology#research#forests
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