https://countercurrents.org/2021/03/world-forestry-day-march-21/
"Today March 21 is UN International Day of Forests, also called World Forestry
Day. While protection of natural forests has always been very important, at no
other time was this more important than in present time with its unprecedented
threat of climate change and survival crisis, many sided threats to livelihoods
of indigenous and tribal communities as well as the fast depletion of wild
life. Protection of natural forests has a very important role in reducing all
these threats , as well in sustainable, careful harvesting of very healthy food
and precious medicines and in providing invaluable soil and water conservation
resulting in protection from drought, floods and landslides.
In addition the task of regenerating degraded and depleted forests has become
very important. This task is best done with the close involvement of local
communities, also providing very useful and creative livelihoods near their
home. In a phased way portions of degraded areas can be fenced or otherwise
protected from human interference ( while other areas remain open to grazing
and other needs of local communities), so that over a period of time rested
natural forest can regenerate. Then another part can be regenerated in a
similar way, and in this way gradually an entire area has the potential for
regeneration.
The present times of climate change have the greatest need for more forests,
particularly keeping in view that so much forest cover has been destroyed in
recent decades . However this should never be confused with commercial
plantations or monocultures which can even be harmful for environment in
several contexts. The best way of creating new forests should be to try to
mimic nature as much as possible so that the forests we create come very close
to mixed natural forests which have existed in any region for a long time. Even
though human beings cannot really copy the bounty and genius of nature, they
can humbly try to come close to it."
Via bumi haymarket and
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
