alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLula da Silva keeps his promise: Amazon deforestation reduced by 64%thebetter.newsexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1332arrow-down1external-linkLula da Silva keeps his promise: Amazon deforestation reduced by 64%thebetter.newsalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareemmanuel_car@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoOr the rate of reforestation must be greater than the rate of deforestation.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI assumed the deforestation was a net measurement to begin with. Good point though, maybe I shouldn’t have.
minus-squareflambonksciouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat ignores the complexity of forests, however (and not just your comment). Young forests aren’t nearly as diverse, it takes a long time for the complexity to come back. Otherwise we would just plant shitty pine trees everywhere (a terrible idea!)
Or the rate of reforestation must be greater than the rate of deforestation.
I assumed the deforestation was a net measurement to begin with. Good point though, maybe I shouldn’t have.
That ignores the complexity of forests, however (and not just your comment).
Young forests aren’t nearly as diverse, it takes a long time for the complexity to come back. Otherwise we would just plant shitty pine trees everywhere (a terrible idea!)