Tackle soil erosion and begin regeneration
The film 'Kiss the Ground' 2020 explains the concept that could start to tackle the climate emergency with many ideas for personal, local and global action. The Assembly should watch and discuss.
Why the contribution is important
Because we need to work with nature and prevent more desertification and resulting povery, inequality and climate change. We should work in harmony with nature and learn from past and current mistakes.
by Shirleykeys on October 25, 2020 at 01:00AM
Posted by JackSprat October 25, 2020 at 14:07
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Posted by Eviaries October 25, 2020 at 23:49
Currently, D&G, landowners are subsidised to plough up semi-improved permanent pasture (which already supports thriving ecosystems) in order to plant Sitka spruce plantations. They presumably make money from this appalling practice, and believe that this forest will store carbon. Do they not realise that ploughing up the pasture releases all the carbon to the atmosphere, kills all the soil organisms and mycorrhizal fungi, leads to soil erosion, and gives rise to a monoculture of non-native trees that will be harvested in 4 decades to be burnt as biomass (an inefficient use of wood if ever there was one) or made into toilet paper. Sitka spruce plantations support very little other life forms.
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