#Environment #Forests
#SolutionsForClimateChange
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...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...

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...#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...

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#SolutionsForClimateChange
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...👉#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 In many of the forests that remained, open stands of fire-adapted Scots pine had been replaced by crowded, 👉more fire-prone plantations.👈"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,...

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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)