Tree-planting projects abound. Which should you support?

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Some amount to little more than greenwashing; others mean well but actually do damage. Here's how to ensure your money is doing the most good

, wants to reforest 865 million acres around the world by 2030. But a huge chunk of the commitments toward that goal, according to one study, included plans for growing single-species tree plantations to provide products­—even though plantations do little to restore wildlife and absorb only a fraction of the CO2 of a wild forest.

works really well in many cases”—especially in the fast-growing tropics, Brancalion says. And yet it’s a far less common approach, in part because planting a treeHow has this organization resolved the initial drivers of forest loss or degradation?

 

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Not if plantlets are handled like that. I would support don't clear ancient Woodlands in the first place.

No need just care your land from evil foot trace .. .

Plant tour own trees. Its not difficult. Take care of saplings for first five years with water and organic fertilisers. Then move them to available ground during rainy season and grow biodiversity around it. Watch them grow. Don’t monoculture.

Support those that are working on ecosystems

greenwashing is't respected in big companies like starbucks , dunkin ect...

The Mayan train: severe damage to the protected flora and fauna, to almost 500 hectares of jungle and possible damage to the karst oil in the area due to subsidence and landslides to the operations of the machinary despite this the goverment thinks that ¡¡¡¡it is viable!!!!

Don’t put any money into projects where they’re only planting pines. Those things just sap nutrients from soil and turn the pH balance acidic. Native plants + an actual MIX of plants, not just monoculture. You want to support a variety of wildlife with different diets.

Don't just plant trees. Plant all types of native flora...bushes, flowers, vines.

ONLY1FERGUSON I'll holler brother🙏🫡

Plant them yourself. Take a week off and plant 10,000 trees

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I only support useful trees like nut & fruit bearing trees .

Be a lot cooler if I could read the article without paying.

Diversity is the key 🔑

The plastics and petrochemicals industry is expanding its global footprint. With the help of GreenBiz and events like Circularity22 expansion moves at full tilt, exacerbating the plastics crisis, and threatening the health and safety of everyone on the planet wishcycling

It might be more effective to limit the consumption and production of meat and dairy. 'Vast areas of forest are cleared by cutting down trees and burning the forest down in order to create pasture land for grazing cattle.'

JulesWP 😽

$SPE are planting 1,1BN trees in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, utilizing the experience and knowledge of regional experts, like Mr Saqib who cares for the largest & oldest forest in Pakistan (Changa Manga). SPE_Token_BSC are doing the right thing.

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