Lebanon: Planting cedar trees in a country in crisis | Global Ideas

[@babureddy6478]

Planting trees is a healing process for both people and the environment. Good work done.

[@thatguy5801]

I give it 1 or 2 generations and they will be cut down and be back to square one.

[@Normandy-e8i]

@@thatguy5801 lol, but that's a good thing. wood generates revenue. this work generates revenue for the families and the markets they buy food at. work keeps people busy and social. trees are great. i think it's money well spent and i would absoloutely love to fund this again in 1 or 2 generations.

[@kfl611]

And plants, animals, insects all benefit too.

[@christineherrmann205]

I appreciate that DW is trying to cover some of the more uplifting restoration ecology stories. Thank you.

[@dustintacohands1107]

It was good reporting full of information beyond trees

[@MR.DESH_01]

Right.

[@JR-vc4gm]

Well, the most uplifting restoration ecology is happening in China. But DW will probably prefer to report positive news about china as few as possible.

[@dustintacohands1107]

@@JR-vc4gm I’m sure your government media will take are of it

[@JR-vc4gm]

@@dustintacohands1107 and you thought that Lebanon's media wouldn't report this news? Now days people are so anti China which made their logic fall apart.

[@carvis3290]

Truly a feel good story, in a world that needs more trees 🌳🌲🌲🌴🌴

[@fiasco-08]

Hope Lebanon will come back to normal

[@jonglewongle3438]

Not with those EU-backed Wahabbist terrorists.

[@firmangobi6477]

It won’t. It’s a cursed land full of greedy leaders.

[@jacopofolin6400]

@@jonglewongle3438 yes EU... Not like soudi Arabia and UAE

[@GeoEstes]

Lebanon cedars are amazingly beautiful trees. I hope they succeed in bringing them back.

[@barsoom43]

What a great idea.. the clay balls to protect the seeds.. I hope they succeed and return cedars to Lebanon..

[@ryennfilms6429]

the clay isn't for protecting seeds. seeds are used to being dropped from the sky, and flown into massive tornados, storms, etc. to travel.

[@parmmohan4603]

For those that are curious, In the book of psalms in the Bible, the Cedars of Lebanon are mentioned by David. They were renowned during David’s time.

[@Sayitlikitiz101]

The Ancient Egyptians built the altar of their gods and their parade boats with that cedar and that was 2 millennia before the bible mythology. Byblos, from whom the name bible comes from, was actually the port city in southern modern Lebanon that dealt in cedar trade!

[@robertkreiling1746]

@@Sayitlikitiz101 Hey Fool ! I see your a math denier along with being a science denier too ? So how about you take off your shoes and socks so that you can do the math on the odds and probabilities of over 345 biblical prophecies of Christ that have already come true !

[@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq]

@@Sayitlikitiz101 Thank you for your comment. Pay no attention to Robert Kreiling. The probability that his IQ is below 100 is 50%.

[@harryalcantara1756]

God bless you for sharing the info

[@parmmohan4603]

@@harryalcantara1756 Hi Harry. There are few that treasure the scripture & wisdom of the Bible more than belonging to Church organization. That is why we have conflict and war. Your gratitude in simply being thankful is evidence that you have purchased a plot within your heart and buried the treasure deep inside only motivated by faith and the true love for GOD.

[@gaz5360]

Cedars of Lebanon are ao ancient that they were mentioned in the epic of Gilgamesh. Beautiful initiative

[@raymollyraymolly722]

Lebanon is mentioned in the Holy Bible 75 times and the cedars of Lebanon are mentioned 103 times.

[@luciatheron1621]

Wonderfull idea applied in an ethical way. May it grow from strength to strength. Goodwill to all.

[@marvingrass8]

Wow, thank you Germany for funding such projects! Would be great to see an update in a year!

[@robertwoodpa6463]

What about the US?

[@Honeybadger_525]

It's certainly refreshing to see a news story about the people in the Levant throwing seed bombs and not the other kind for once. Make Lebanon green again!

[@caddywampus]

It's lovely to see some of the good still happening in this world despite all the negative news we're so used to seeing

[@DoWong]

Good story. And a good project. Libanon needs the Cedars forest again.

[@osiasnocum2944]

Cedar Trees IS a very Biblical Times tree.thanks for planting them again..

[@jenni431]

@Angel of Death We aren't even talking about Egypt here.

[@SlimJongUn]

If anyone likes to make seed balls make sure you dont compress the clay ball too much that seed will not germinate.

[@dustintacohands1107]

But if you don’t have enough won’t animals eat it?

[@JR-vc4gm]

@@dustintacohands1107 can't they just plant seeds directly?

[@dustintacohands1107]

@@JR-vc4gm probably blow away or get eaten not anywhere near as effective. 100% grow you got to tuck them in read em bedtime story leave a glass of water.

[@HinaSunniva]

Tree planting and taking care should be number one priority. It takes about 20 years to reap benefit from tree. We all are doomed as there are not enough trees of right kind to support humanity and other life. Although their tiny effort is appreciated, it is like putting a drop of water in ocean.

[@gamingtonight1526]

The truth has to be told.....

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Bamboo gets quicker returns!

[@reiniertl]

I suppose @Hina is not talking about cutting it down for wood, but that it takes 20 years or so for trees to start sinking carbon into the soil and making the ecosystem start to recover. Nevertheless, better to plant as many as we can than none at all. We never know if it is a drop or a full ocean if we plant no trees at all.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Very good initiative!

[@888snuffy]

I wish DW showed us a picture of a fully grown tree. :)

[@cstonemma]

but those trees will be beautiful when they grow or if they grow.

[@MrLoobu]

Well, last time they werent alone. The soil is gone so likely not near as many, as tall, or for as long.

[@thegodfather_8455]

@@MrLoobu they will eventually reach size when they roots improve the soil

[@MrLoobu]

@@thegodfather_8455 Roots dont improve soil they grow in it and hold it down Soil is a buildup of dead organic matter, which is not there.

[@thegodfather_8455]

@@MrLoobu they improve the soil by retaining nutrients and water, and creating new ecosystems

[@MrLoobu]

@@thegodfather_8455 That's what I just said lol, and an eco system is not one type of tree.

[@maggiesheehan3532]

Wonderful news from Lebanon. Thank you for sharing & Good luck Lebanon!

[@jean-claudelol563]

Wouldn't these seed balls do better if they are planted in the soil not on top of the soil...

[@Iquey]

Maybe. I think they are going more for speed than perfection. In nature pine trees just drop cones with their seeds in them, so hopefully these are Hardy types of seeds. As for the herbs like the thyme they mentioned, it would make more sense to maybe start seedlings in a safe indoor farm, and then create forest-style farms. I feel like herbs are more delicate than cedar trees. I guess it will just depend on the variety.

[@jean-claudelol563]

@@Iquey I have no doubt some would take regardless of the method. However, if I was trying to green an area, with those seed balls, I would plant each one individually just below the surface. So that their roots would immediately be spreading into the soil and not growing out of a ball, looking for the ground and then having to dig itself into the ground, at risk of drying out. I would think they would improve their success rate by at least 100% planting them in the ground, possibly considerably more than 100%. Also, appropriate distance from each other so they are not competing with each other for space, nutrients, water and sun. The project looks great, but I think they could easily skyrocket the success rate with a better planting strategy. It wouldn't take much work and effort to dig a hole just deep enough for the seed balls, planting them close to the surface of the ground.

[@e75short14]

Future generation will thank them 🙏

[@Rumptzsh8kr]

That was a great article!

[@BobQuigley]

Right next door Saudi's, UAE etc have wealth beyond imagination. Building crazy cities IN THE DESERT while so many suffer

[@CHMichael]

They first have to stop blowing stuff up before anyone is going to give them anything. This is a good start.

[@saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560]

Well ladies and gentlemen keep up the good work, may your work be fruitful and prosperous. God bless amen.

[@m005kennedy]

I have to ask how this worked out. Many people have said seed bombs have a low rate of germination. They stay a hard clay ball through many seasons .

[@MaMaGTUrbo]

Hopefully...the rains will come in time...Pray For Rain!!

[@methylmike]

You don't just plant cedar trees. You need to fix the soil first

[@rap3208]

I think the chance of the cedar growing big is better if they grow them into seedlings in a controlled environment then plant them later in their permanent locations

[@GeoEstes]

Hard to day. Transplanted trees go through quite a bit of shock, especially evergreens like cedars. I live in an arid climate myself, and the trees that do best are the "volunteers," the ones that seed themselves naturally.

[@muhammadzafariqbal6180]

Appreciated! Bravo!

[@b_uppy]

This is wonderful to think the trees could reestablish. Interesting there is such discrimination in Lebanon.

[@enkaerilogan2709]

this better than fight each other,this country destroyed by religion

[@CBBC435]

Oh good for them! I'm so glad they're restoring their trees.

[@manontondalan9941]

they throw earth balls then rain comes it rolls down the hill ... they're not really planting just having fun.

[@TracMcNguyen]

I would love to see an update on this very inspiring project!

[@geroldbosch1624]

If we plant just one tree each we will have 6 billion trees = reverse ckimate change.... bring back life to barren land .... empower these women ...

[@jammapcb]

or hemp! its 4 x faster and has 50000+ uses! from homes to clothes!

[@SohamGreens]

Once Switzerland Now 80% under poverty Once Lush Green Now Rocky This is all due to act of insane human greed Nature runs on its own path, now be patient and work hard, give time to nature, it will give you happiness & prosperity

[@SionTJobbins]

but it's pointless just throwing seed balls if, when they start to grow, farmers allow their goats to eat everything. That's been the problem in the Middle East for centuries.

[@Iquey]

True They should protect the seedlings once they start showing. Otherwise goats will chew them to the root, since it's just their nature.

[@curiousnomadic]

That's not how you plant trees. You need to dig a trough where water will gather, add fertile soil, water it and water it twice a week until it takes hold on its own after about 3 years.

[@kfl611]

Is that how the mother and father trees do it, in nature? I think not. They just use animals and wind to disperse their seeds and you get new trees. Seems nature has been doing it this way for millions of years.

[@curiousnomadic]

@@kfl611 You can't be that dumb. Nature isn't planting trees in the desert.

[@jackbarrie6007]

It is the women of the world that are doing more to save the planet than the men thank you ladies I'm a fit 77years old man 🥰🤩💯🇦🇺

[@user-vi2dk1qz5f]

Great story.

[@diferentization]

An then the people complain about Europe, when they are 2 kind citizens in Lebanon a country that we all can think of them as brothers

[@standardannonymousguy]

This is great news! I am eager to learn about how the forests of Lebonan return. I know that everyone makes seed bombs differently. If you only three seeds (without clay or dirt) then the seeds would not travel very far because of how small and lightweight they are. That's why seed bombs are good if you live in an environment (an urban environment) where you don't have access to the land that you're trying to seed (usually because it's behind a fence or barrier). If you just threw seeds, they wouldn't travel to the desired location, so the dirt helps the seeds get mass sufficient for a longer throw or toss.

[@vthilton]

Save Our Planet

[@abqannie5052]

Beautiful work. These trees will be appreciated by future generations. It’s sad to hear how depleted the forests have become.

[@user-yq3dl5cj4m]

Women power and love ❤️ for their country. Wish I could live long enough to see those magnificent trees 🌳 thank you Ladies of the Sedars

[@CHMichael]

What is being done to protect the trees once they grow? Give everyone a small plot of land and teach them pro environment farming.

[@ralusek]

You should really show some of these cedars. The Cedars of Lebanon are some of the most beautiful in the world.

[@MrLoobu]

Not one tree left lol. You'll need to start with smaller species to regenerate soil first.

[@karaklein5348]

So powerful and beautiful. May God bless them immensely

[@kenhunt5153]

I buy fava beans and olive oil from Lebanon to help in a small way. All the best Lebanon.

[@28Justchecking]

Thanks ;)

[@mariapetras5835]

BRAVÍSSIMO!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟THANK YOU!!!

[@rajupodiyan3147]

Environment lovers, people of Labanon!

[@CourtneySchwartz]

Good news is good for the heart ♥️

[@tonca666]

World needs more projects like this. :)

[@jimclark2758]

Paris of East and beautiful women, but whole country went down the tube, because of corruption, living beyond their means and not educating young eventually engulfed entire country.

[@micaeloliveira2727]

She loves what she does 😊😊 thank you

[@jakethekaratedude200]

Israel can offer assistance to Lebanon in reforestation, they are very successful in this. Let's hope for peace between the two countries.

[@MrMfaust5]

You can keep the help to yourselves.

[@youremamasofat4414]

They refused Israel humanitarian aid I doubt they’ll fold for environmental reasons….

[@28Justchecking]

Yeah fun to accept while because of Israel we have tge Palestinians in our land and they are not even thankful to be in Lebanon.

[@MrMfaust5]

It's never ok to accept anything from these evil people.

[@youremamasofat4414]

@@MrMfaust5 you’re more than welcome to stay without electricity and civilization

[@SusanA1056]

The Cedars of Lebanon were famous. They were even spoken of in the bible. I am thrilled that this project has taken off.

[@AliNasserddine]

Beautiful Lebanon

[@BobQuigley]

This is so hideous THESE ARE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. There's never been more wealth in the world. No human asked to be born. The world can and will do better.. Thanks DW

[@womenfemale1849]

BRAVO BEUTEFUL LEBANON 🌲🌲🌲🌲💖🌷

[@tysonminlo4938]

..what method are they using to plant trees? and what about water?

[@corey8420]

Seems like they could grow the trees in a greenhouse for a year and actually plant a tree in in the ground rather than just throwing seeds

[@the_hate_inside1085]

It is also more costly, and logistically challenging. Depending on the grow rate of the seeds they might even yield more trees for each unit of currency spent. Them only growing after a natural rainfall might also be significant.

[@frankkim8795]

Why it got deforested to begin with?

[@28Justchecking]

Weather plus even from the biblical time cedar was the wood tge most sold around the ancient world for it wood to build castel and temples as the boats created by our ancestors known to be the most strongest to tolerate water were from teh Cedars plus climat changes etc.. And it's not easy for a cedar tree to regrow and it takes ages

[@useyournoodle100]

IF you ever wondered why countries need strict government regulation of the environment, this is why. Unfettered people will strip the land clean.

[@kamalchoudhury5668]

What a brilliant project!

[@fredsimmons2793]

You are planting hope for all of us!

[@nml1930]

Wonderful

[@linpekngulom6611]

We need an update on this.....

[@MrLoobu]

We cant have these woman working on the ground like that, internet should sponsor a set of folding tables and chairs and ship it over so they can do this good work for longer.

[@Shekhinah74]

The beautiful cedars of Lebanon. Tu vist and see them...

[@nijuusei]

Anyone know how we can support this project?

[@daffyduck7258]

fingers crossed they grow and dont get blown up by israeli air force illegal airspace intrusions

[@jaxtelford807]

This is just beautiful, thank you for this glimpse. And instead of going to a bar and getting drunk or stoned and violent, the women dance and sing....! There is a lesson here.

[@FM-wk1mu]

Like ancient times...Lebanon was a rich country of cedar forests...

[@jammapcb]

plant hemp, order gear to process it online, from clothes to plastics everything. there must be some rich person there that can start the first massive hemp factory.

[@WolfBlitzer691]

Have you ever hear od Lebanese Red? We are the largest producer of all kinds of hemp stuff in the MEA, since for ever probably. I am not a professional, but it is embeded in our culture.

[@jammapcb]

@@WolfBlitzer691 cannabis is not hemp, non thc variations :0). did you know that hemp hybrid with high CBD and a afghan thc works for people with the shakes pretty good. There are loads of applications for hemp. And not just a vice!

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

Allah yi se3idna ya ikhwi....😔❤

[@georgikolev8700]

If anything ever sprouts, the goats will come and eat everything. The whole thing is pretty much pointless

[@Alusnovalotus]

Let’s not Russianize this hopeful effort, shall we?

[@crieff1sand2s56]

A great idea....👍🙏

[@poloticus2380]

Lebanon for lebanese

[@manueldavid7369]

beautiful

[@downbntout]

Yes. Oh, yes.

[@wazukyan7696]

This surely isn't their first work , i would love to see some trees not seedlings .

[@Patriarchy_69]

Excellent

[@creativeaarts4023]

If possible plant other local species Alos.. Or fruit trees which can give income to farmers..

[@snowissj]

Brilliant.

[@kokab]

This is awesome

[@martingoodef811]

Plant the seeds, get seedlings and plant after it rains ! Strike rate 100%, this clay ball method is a wast of resources

[@charlespaton3016]

A big attempt from Lebanon ladies, 🙏🙏✌✌💪🏿💪🏿

[@Scottstunts]

This will bring the rain back and the water table up.

[@njm3211]

I'd prefer saplings. This is too hit or miss IMHO. Best of luck.

[@solschwarz5169]

Palestinians in the Arab country of Lebanon can't work, while Israel has tens of thousands of Palestinians coming in for work every day! Mad!

[@youremamasofat4414]

And working in the government and the Supreme Court, where is the apartheid?

[@drhalinah111]

Why not plant trees at their camp first.

[@EranRicos]

Why won’t the kids that have Palestinian father have the same access that Lebanese and Syrian kids do? Makes no sense

[@the.parks.of.no.return]

Good idea. Wouldn't you want to dig a hole with watering aid in it as well ?

[@simonac688.]

No Tree no Country...that " Simple "...Money does grow on trees+ provide work trees filter the air,provides us whith shade,cools down are city,its the home of many birds and insects,and when its Old you can make furniture or fire whirh it... and trees always give back so much if you take care of them and ther family...remember and message to all please " Plant a Tree" I Do 🐝🌲🌿☘️🍁💜🐝

[@centurione6489]

Lebanon was the Switzerland of the Middle East BEFORE the Palestinians arrived ... that is.

[@westwild75]

God bless

[@Roadkill3120]

Good job! I just hope, there won'tbe any grazing when the young trees sprout..

[@NaMe-ku4cl]

Let's regenerate!