The World’s Largest Tree Planting Schemes
With the world being deforested at such an alarming rate over the last 50 years, planting trees has become a matter of urgency. As the state of the environment has worsened, people all over the world have begun to act, organising massive tree planting efforts in all parts of the world. It remains to be seen if the efforts are too little too late, but for now, the more trees we can plant, the better. The following are some of the world’s largest tree planting schemes.
Plant A Billion Trees Project
The Nature Conservancy and American Forests organisations joined forces in 2008 and launched their ‘Plant A Billion Trees’ project. Aimed at planting trees in 21 countries in an attempt to help reduce climate change, this is one project big enough to have a major impact on the environment, with millions of tree planted so far.
Preparing Your Small Tree (up to 4 metres) for Transplanting
Moving a tree can be quite an intensive process and, depending on the tree, it can be extremely challenging to do it successfully. Unless it is necessary to move the tree, don’t, as it puts a lot of stress on the tree to undergo the process of being transplanted. If you have to move the tree, there are a few ways to make it as easy as possible on the tree, which will also increase the chances that it will survive. The following are a few things you should do to prepare your tree to be transplanted.
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Restoring Brisbane’s Parks after the 2011 Floods
Beginning in December 2010, Queensland was hit by weeks of widespread flooding with three quarters of the state affected by torrential rain. The city of Brisbane and its surrounding areas suffered enormous damage when flood waters reached their peak on January 13th, 2011, with 94 suburbs affected by flooding. Like so much of the region, Brisbane’s parks were devastated, though they have come a long way since the height of the floods. The following is a brief summary of what has been going on with Brisbane’s parks since the floods.
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