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Happy Wednesday #Mastodon!
I wanted to share one of my most popular #WaterfallWednesday images. This incredible location is sadly being threatened by development, but for now it remains a beautiful forest oasis on the coast of #Canada
#Nature #landscapephotography #waterfall #forests #RealPhotosofRealPlaces #photography #fujifilm
“#Trees are allies in the struggle against #climatechange, and regrowing #forests to capture carbon may be cheaper than we thought”
“While #reforestation can’t be the only solution to #climatechange, our findings suggest it should be a bigger piece of the puzzle than previously thought”
“the relative costs of carbon storage should not be the only factor to consider … ecological trade-offs involved in different #reforestation methods” https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/reforestation-to-capture-carbon-could-be-done-much-more-cheaply-study-says/
Reforestation to capture carbon could be done much more cheaply, study says
Trees are allies in the struggle against climate change, and regrowing forests to capture carbon may be cheaper than we thought.lizkimbrough (Conservation news)
Dropping some tree facts and leafing: Did you know that:
"Crown shyness, also known as canopy disengagement, canopy shyness, or inter-crown spacing, is a phenomenon seen in certain tree species where the crowns of closely packed trees avoid touching, creating a canopy with channel-like gaps. This occurrence is most common among trees of the same species but can also happen between different species."~David Attenborough
I am excited to learn tree facts! #trees #forests photo courtesy of the Mallorn project: https://themallornproject.com/blogs/the-mallorn-project-blog/crown-shyness
#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
(6/6)
...Natural Resources #RuslanStrilets said 👉#Ukraine is “moving towards the trend of creating mixed forests👈, i.e. coniferous with deciduous, as well as the planting of additional shrubs.”"
#If done correctly, postwae #Ukraine could become an example for many other nations #forestry.
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Read on:
https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-plan-comeback-ukraine-s-war-ravaged-forests
#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
(5/n)
...a long overdue policy shift👈."
“#Ukraine is pretty dry, and it’s getting drier.”
"Shrinking #plantations could avoid the “repeated depletion” of these water resources,.."
"Forests with 👉mixed species and well-spaced trees of varying ages would be less susceptible to intense fires and the #droughts👈 that are expected to become more common as the region’s climate warms,.."
"Minister of Environmental Protection and...
#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
(4/n)
...#Milakovsky said, despite 👉increasing concerns that the #monocultures do relatively little to support native species and can suck up scarce water👈..."
"...some #forestry experts say the destruction could lead to a 👉major overhaul of how #Ukraine manages its forests👈, changes they say will help ensure these landscapes 👉can better cope with #ClimateChange, support #biodiversity, and protect water quality.👈"
"Researchers...
#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
(3/n)
...👉#Ukraine’s forests were considered some of the world’s most damaged. 👈0👉The expansion of agriculture in this major food exporter had vastly reduced forest cover; nearly half of Ukraine is now cropland. In many of the forests that remained, open stands of fire-adapted Scots pine had been replaced by crowded, 👉more fire-prone plantations.👈"
"“Economics, legislation, and habit” enable plantations to persist, ...
#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
(2/n)
"In addition to its horrific human toll, the war in Ukraine has inflicted widespread damage on the nation’s forests. Bombs and missiles have sparked thousands of fires, and “👉artillery breaks trees in half—it basically mows the #forest👈,”..."
"Since the #RussianInvasion began in February 2022, almost 20,000 #fires have burned across 755,638 hectares, according to remote sensing data."
"Even before the current war,...
#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
(1/n)
The linked picture of a forest devestated by the #Kremlin's #WarInUkraine inspired me to a quick research. My preliminary conclusion:
1) International scientists envision a relaunch of war-torn forests in postwar #Ukaine.
2) The Kremlin's regime should be indicted for mass #Ecocide, on top of #WarCrimes and #CrimesAgainstHumanity, and others.
Via #AprilReese @ science.org*
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https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-plan-comeback-ukraine-s-war-ravaged-forests (2023--04-19)