I came across the discussion of whether trees can save the world and thought I would chime in about it. Whether anyone read my chime is beyond me, but I figured why not share my thoughts on this matter with you. You are more than welcome to chime in by leaving a comment about you views on the question.
Can we save Earth by planting trees?
I believe that trees are an integral part of the remediation and restoration of the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere, however I believe that this question is a bit too simplified when we are taking into account what is happening to the world presently.
If we believe that by planting one hundred billion trees we will save the world we will be instore for a very rude awakening. This is like being a diabetic, taking a lot of insulin and not changing your diet and/or lifestyle. Planting trees does not address the source of the Earth's destruction, which in my mind is consumption. I believe consumption is the root of the Earth's destruction primarily because our rate of consumption is not a sustainable one. If we reduce the quantity of things we consume as well as improve the quality of them alongside planting trees we won't save the Earth, but it will be a great start to getting the recovery on it's way.
What is you view on this topic? Do you think planting trees is all we have to do? Do you think planting trees is useless and something else needs to be done? I'm curious to hear your point of view.
Cheers!
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