Is everyone getting tree planting wrong?

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Is everyone getting tree planting wrong? Mr. Beast’s and #TeamTrees’ reforestation push, the “trillion tree campaign” from Plant-for-the-Planet, the Bonn Challenge, the Great Green Wall, the New York Declaration on Forests, and many other, similar efforts are gaining traction at an unprecedented rate - not least because scientists are saying that reforestation is a top climate change solution. This raises an urgent question: how can we tell the difference between trees that protect the future of our planet and those that are actually making the climate crisis worse?
One of the biggest lies of our times is that planting trees is simple. In fact, there’s so much that can go wrong: if you plant monocultures instead of mixed forests, you end up with ecological dead zones. If you plant non-native species, they could become invasive and end up destroying biodiversity. If you don’t partner with local communities, your trees won’t survive at all.
In short, not all tree-planting is equal. But it’s easy to tell the difference between sustainable and destructive tree-planting, once you know where to look.
If you don’t have time to watch this episode of “Behind the Picture”, here’s a summary of what you should ask next time someone claims to be planting trees:
Have the trees actually been put in the ground? Are they being monitored or are we dealing with a feel-good, but ultimately unrealistic pledge?
Are local communities equal partners in the project? Do the trees benefit them? Will they take care of the trees?
Are the tree species native to the area, or are they imported and maybe even invasive?
Have they planted a mixed forest or a monoculture?
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