New forests for greater climate protection? | DW Documentary

[@kakadiyadipesh7077]

Back in the 80's my grandfather planted around 100 to 120 tress in my hometown, it was a small village back than. People knew each other. Now we have a population of around 15000. My grandpa is no more. He passed on 2007. But he's trees are all standing. Now whenever I go to my village, someone usually pinpoint a tree and say it was planted by grandfather. Imagine how proud i am of my grandpa... Well, i am married and in my thirties .. and I want my grandchildrens to feel the same and so I am engaged in reforestation in my free time... You should too..

[@zailanizainal5880]

God bless your grandpa

[@4babyhael]

Thank you for continuing your grandpa's legacy

[@Derbb]

Great story and Good job. Where is the village?

[@lpiavelino6598]

@@Derbb in the sky.

[@markdavidson1835]

Excellent idea 💡....

[@locomoco8132]

I have personally planted over 250 plants fifteen years ago now the area looks totally different. It has become a real forest. This is our planet we don't have to wait for government to save our planet

[@MichaelHBallard]

Amazing

[@TranNguyen-mg9qq]

Good job bro ..

[@summess5567]

Bravo! Me too - but all over Suburbia... transforming a spreasd of hot, dull buildings with tiny lawns into a 'rurtal village' with a sense of belonging and joy. And now we have birds. More of this!!

[@4GWasFineduh]

gov will just aid corporate

[@greek9244]

I’m 16 and have planted about 20 trees with my own funding so far as well as wildflowers, communal benches and art. But I plan to plant 100’s in the future❤❤❤

[@rahimresad7045]

Just to give a real-life example of how important reforestation is. Riding my motorcycle this morning from green Singapore and cross into concrete Johor, Malaysia. In Singapore, the air is chill, crispy and fresh because of the many trees planted in Singapore. After crossing the causeway into Johor, Malaysia you can immediately feel the temperature change. Plant trees, stop deforestation.

[@nuna7-8]

Consider giving up your motorcycle as well.

[@terryhoath1983]

@@nuna7-8 Why don't you give up your computer or whatever and reduce your electricity consumption ? His motorcycle might be the only practical means that he has to get into Johor. He must be desperate or he wouldn't be going into Johor in the first place.

[@nyshkominternational7085]

Singapore makes billions from the oil refineries that fill its surrounding waters, taking russian oil to fund terrorism and supplying it to grossly polluting asian neighbours. Singapore is a world hub of climate catastrophe

[@danielng3497]

Am from Malaysia and am 100% agree! They clearning forest for palm oil and building.

[@permiebird937]

Using drones for seeding is a good strategy, but I worry about dropping a lot of bare seeds on the land, those seeds are likely to be eaten. Using a mix of clay and compost to build a pellet around the seeds helps give the seed a little fertility and protection while it waits for the rain to sprout.

[@surynathpandey5570]

OK lii

[@downbntout]

And it keeps rodents off

[@christopherellis2663]

As old as the hills

[@aleksandarpavkov]

Yea but that is the natural way, thats how plants/trees spread their seeds...

[@downbntout]

@@aleksandarpavkov and nearly all get eaten

[@karenf9137]

I managed to get over 60 trees planted in my inner city neighborhood about 15 years ago. Many cities are heat islands and often get much less rainfall than cooler surrounding areas. Also, covering the soil with plants and/or their canopies creates the right conditions for complete water cycling.

[@maikilreategui1271]

This has been proven many times with research

[@petermwashala9050]

I planted 7700 acacia trees 2022 January

[@karenf9137]

@@petermwashala9050 fabulous!!!!

[@petermwashala9050]

This year we go about 5000 acacia trees to the mountain ROAD side. For Climetical change Catastrophe defense More Oxygen

[@karenf9137]

@@petermwashala9050 Sincerely amazing. I hope you can one day look at your reforestation project and take a deep breath and say to yourself, ‘I did that’.😃

[@alrent2992]

I live next to a national park in central America. The temperature is much cooler than in the area where no trees are. Trees are part of our existence.

[@andyc9902]

Hush you're lucky. Don't attract others. People ruin the nature.

[@LK-pc4sq]

That is called "Transpiration" when the water in the leaves turn into a gas, or humidity..it creates the AC effect and takes the heat away from the forest floor and transfers it into the upper levels of the atmosphere.

[@prdeacon974]

It’s also about making the soil alive again. If you have a backyard, and never planted at least 1 tree, that is sad. You have to take action, don’t depend on others. Do your part.

[@jaceware8808]

I planted my first tree 38 years ago in my backyard. The tree is about 50' tall now.

[@stonerman15]

Microorganisms. What I’m using is mostly trichoderma, anyway Try one of the many brands on Ebay/Amazon Ive been using “great white” blend in a container. It made my plants so healthy and beautiful. It’s pricey but everything I put it on grew insanely fast. You can see it in the soil you use. It’s almost like mycelium.

[@aye3678]

@@jaceware8808 That's awesome. Must be nice looking at that tree everyday knowing that you planted it and watched it grow over 38 years. Kudos to you

[@oneviwatara9384]

Stop using pesticide and herbicides on farms and residential areas all over the world would help a lot.

[@CplusO2]

Absolutely, soils are key. If you haven't heard about it already you may want to search "soil carbon sponge" lots to be optimistic about.

[@mirawatilestari3151]

I was born in small village locate in foot of mountain Welirang in East Java Indonesia. Wonderful dark green of forest was view of my home in early 80, but now most of dark green change into light green. The trees got burn in fire almost in every dry season, now replace by grass and cause river getting smaller and smaller each year. My biggest dream to see dark green view back before I died. Start plating 1000 trees this year, wish my dream come true.

[@Andre.felipe84]

👏👏👏👏👏 Good job. Greetings from Brazil.

[@CarlAyers-x8h]

Reintroduce the Beaver.

[@joarvatnaland6904]

Norway also planted Sitka spruce decades ago. They are now being removed. They grow too fast in a way, and the timber quality is quite low, and they are not native to Norway. The biodiversity in these "plantations" are low.

[@dhanushkaekanayake5270]

We started a coffee company and we plant a tree for every bag we sell. A costly affair but I'm really passionate about restoring our forests.

[@johngrisum]

The drone seed distribution has great potential in getting the largest coverage for tree planting possible. It's good to see people trying to figure these things out. As long as it is focused on seed variety rather than monoculture it should turn out well in regards to regenerating the landscape and dealing with pests/disease. Traditional plant by hand can be expensive and time consuming.

[@meilinchan7314]

YES but they need to learn from China's experience. The Communist government attempted to green back western China using trees, these failed. It is not an easy task. They had to first start with small scrub plants that were hardy in order to intensify the volume of the water table below before trees could be planted. Tree planting campaigns like these need to adapt their plans to local conditions.

[@johngrisum]

@@meilinchan7314 fighting desertification or high salt in soil content is different than let's say regrowing a cleared forest or an area that has humus in the topsoil. If there is even somewhat acceptable soil then these drones would be a perfect fit. Fighting desertification typically requires that you start with non woody, water drought tolerant plant or plants which will in turn allow more biodiversity, stabilization of the water cycle, and eventually growth of woody trees/plants. As for China, I have been along the entire South East to North East corridor and have seen quite intensive, unrelenting agriculture with little to no actual forest cover (as from what should be seen in a similar climate/environment forest). Very little biodiversity (flora and fauna) and destruction (nutrient depletion, etc) of the working soil is most likely leading to the eventual inland creep of the desert along the western "green" border. No matter what you do you have to let nature breath. It's hard work to come back from nothing, environmentally speaking.

[@drpk6514]

It is inefficient and its low performance and the amount of seeds it needs makes it not practical. It is also too expensive and the amount of seeds required is too much. *More like a very expensive way of feeding the wildlife.* BTW it is funny they even dont coat the seeds.

[@drpk6514]

@@meilinchan7314 Yeah they did their propaganda enough. Apparently most of the trees they tried to grow dies from lack of water. Simply planting a tree in the desert doesnt mean you have a forest. BTW China could stop its ethnic cleansing of the Western side that they occupied rather than growing tree in their desert without water.

[@D-A-A-]

You can replant trees all you want you can never replace an old eco system that was developed by nature, that takes millions of years of animals migrating, evolving, as much as you think animals are dumb they know the land and where and when to migrate due to it being passed down and learned from older generations

[@fencer39]

Spruce removes 4 ton of co2 whilst a Beach is 7 ton. But a spruce grows 3 x faster than a beach .....so for every beach tree, 3 spruce can grow ....3 x 4 = 12 tons.

[@jacklamkang]

A very good observation 👍

[@vinaykumaranjana6939]

@@jacklamkang a@AQ AAA a²as@aagvv zyeqa

[@ianmalone8053]

You forgot things such as uses, products, shade, consumption etc. Nothing is free, scientists can give us facts but there not real. Following from your statement how much water does a Spruce place in the local environment against a Beach, how is this calculated as negative or positive in a drought, or against flood protection down stream. Scientists are not able to talk about long term or benefits, go to a park people like sitting with trees, we should use our instincts

[@geraldpham4]

Do not think too much about water, just plant trees first and they will surprise you. I have planted dozens shade trees in California dry climate and really been surprised to realize that they do not need much water like we human usually worry… Rosewood, palm, ficus, citrus, berry trees are some good examples…

[@wildalentejo]

Sintropic agriculture makes wonders in dry climate.

[@sketchimation_shorts]

If everyone planted one tree, the world would easily have over 7 billion new trees. It's incredible the change we are capable of if we only knew how much power we had.

[@dengueberries]

instead, we willingly give our hard-earned money to corporations which tear down trees by the million

[@maiqueashworth]

I find these things confusing, when in the same time period a vast number of fully- grown, established trees, with large numbers of species living in them, will be cut down in rain forests around the world. In places where trees would grow well if we allowed them to, like all the hilly ground in the UK, they don't need planting, they plant themselves, but because we have huge numbers of sheep and deer, none of them survive beyond a short time. We need to address the root causes.

[@luckyluciano1623]

Rewatch at 10 mins 27s at that time they begin to discuss the different trees and how having young and old trees is better than just old trees

[@gr8bkset-524]

Trees chopped down in the tropics are often for demands in the rich world for products such as beef, soybean, palm oil, coffee, chocolate etc... One solution would be to include a surcharge on the product that is equivalent to the damage it incurs. The higher price would lessen demand and spur innovation to find sustainable alternatives. The surcharge would be invested back to the local community to develop sustainably.

[@poucine832]

@@gr8bkset-524 I don't demand these things. It's these wealthy multinationales that do that to get even more rich ! Think of all that money stocked away in shares that only profit the multinationale and share holders !!!

[@terryhoath1983]

Mike, You are absolutely right. Up until very recently, sheep farmers were STILL relying on live animal exports, the poor animals suffering appalling journeys on the way to their deaths, their deaths being acts of appalling cruelty. Lambs carried for up to 28 hours without a break, the drivers had breaks of course. These poor things were often crazed with thirst, 24 hour E.U. enforced break, then up to 28 hours in the lorry again without food or water. Compassion in World Farming lost track of one lorry load of cattle as they were loaded onto a ship in Barcelona sailing for Lebanon (estimated at least 5 days without food or water). One of the reasons for not allowing them to drink before lorry journeys is because lambs were carried in three layers. Those responsible said that if they were allowed to drink they would piss and shit more and therefore the ones on the top layer would shit and piss more on the ones below and those on the bottom would get a double dollop. It was a matter of animal welfare, they say. How about floors that wouldn't leak on the poor devils below. Thank God, The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill currently grinding through Parliament will put a total stop on this vile trade. Sheep farmers have known exactly what they were doing when sending their lambs to market. I have no time for them. They are BLEATING that there isn't a market for their lambs in Britain. Well, they can get a proper job and we will plant trees on their hillsides, or as you say, the trees will plant themselves.. As most of the grazing land is owned by the aristocracy, I hope their friends in Government will not pay the aristocracy huge subsidies to be paid by working people in monstrous regressive tax .... but I suspect they will. I prefer that the Government purchase the land for the nation and not pay subsidies to the idle rich. If the ex-sheep farmers wish to stay living in their beautifully situated farm houses and cottages, I have no objection to that ..... but WE should have the land. Not only did the muddled thinkers on the video complain about the needle litter under the Sitka Spruce, but one of them complained that nothing grows under beech trees. I have always delighted at the drifts of bluebells in the Spring in our beech woods. The big problem at the root of all this is the totally unsustainable growth in the human population of the Planet. The reason that more and more rain forest in Sumatra is being burnt down to make way for palm oil plantations is because of the ever expanding number of children. There is nothing wrong with palm oil. It is very useful, but ,the demand for more and more plantations is because palm oil goes into most biscuits. Kids demand biscuits. Fewer children, lower demand for palm oil, no point in burning more forest for plantations producing an unsaleable crop. Q.E.D. Best of luck.

[@maiqueashworth]

@@gr8bkset-524 I agree, except for one small issue: cutting down native forest is damaging something that is become irreplaceable.

[@averegeyoutuber9133]

Also the dead trees are really important for the soil. You can't just think about the Carbon, you need to think about building healthy forest.

[@kazzana9013]

I think about carbon, trees, indeed all plants thrive with higher atmospheric carbon which is why commercial growers flood their greenhouses with CO2. We barely have enough carbon in our atmosphere.

[@rscott2247]

In western Canada a lot deforestation still happens as it provides jobs and if logging companies don't get these old growth trees, forest fires will with fluctuating weather changes. I planted and spaced trees back in the 1990's and glad I made a contribution to this cause.

[@noticerofpatterns9188]

Deforesting wont be needed if we switched to bamboo instead which grows 10 times faster than trees

[@terryhoath1983]

@@noticerofpatterns9188 And it rots 10 times faster as well giving off methane as it rots.

[@dragoonzen]

I love these kind of videos, more homeowners need to plant more trees on their properties as well. Too many open space around millions and millions of home everywhere is saddening.

[@luciavalente1002]

It breaks my heart to see the section about Ireland. I used to live in Toronto and I saw more 'wildlife' and heard more birdsong in a sub division close to downtown Toronto than I have seen in the several small villages I have lived in since coming to Ireland. It appears that many things here in Ireland are about making short term money and profits. There is minimal interest in the health of the soil and the environment overall. I fear for the next generations - we will not have healthy soil to grow much in this previously fertile country. Very bad government policy - short term thinking - that is driven by the powerful farmers' associations.

[@kelzuya]

You are totally right Lucia!

[@andyc9902]

Yellow stone national park. It's closer. Connect to nature

[@kazzana9013]

Ireland has had many more centuries of civilization; you are comparing two very different lands. Canada until recently had nomadic tribes and a sparser population in a greater land mass. Ireland, now they realize their land was once a fertile forest are working towards restoration. That movement will increase, they can restore the land and of course you can help.

[@NirvanaFan5000]

I love this type of content. Trees can play a big role in addressing climate change, desertification, soil health, and water availability. Would love to see more projects which combine tree planting with water management (e.g. bunds).

[@richardcowley4087]

more plant life needs more CO2 during the day photosynthesis produces Oxygen whilst at night the process is reversed and CO2 is produced

[@lpiavelino6598]

climate change does not need addressing, it's a natural process.

[@richardcowley4087]

@@lpiavelino6598 Correct, go to the top of the class right on the button

[@peterblair6489]

Search permaculture. You'll see lots. Cheers

[@peterblair6489]

@@richardcowley4087 There's plenty of CO2 in the air. Lol That's the problem. Yeah trees useCO2 at night , but overall, they produce way more O2.

[@BiancaPagnon]

Happy to see that someone cares, cause here in Brazil we are still trying to destroy it all... 😢

[@alrent2992]

@Unfinished Ritual you don't need to cut down trees unnecessarily to do it! Be responsible!

[@alrent2992]

@Unfinished Ritual not my country. Genocide is not a necessity. Proper planning is the only way. Not illegal logging or corruption.

[@Leo_MKD]

@@alrent2992 In Brazil, there are several natural resources for the development of the country, the Bolsonaro government is already planning to extract these resources. As a Brazilian, I'm super supportive.

[@m11nt]

@@Leo_MKD Fascist

[@rubenlarotin3141]

for the sake of digging more dirt to make wealth, eco-tourism can be an option for income in virgin forest rather than lay bare the earth.

[@grafito4438]

40 years ago my classmates and I planted trees at my school to learn about the environment, and those trees would be soaking up around 25 tonnes of CO2 right now if they hadn't been chopped down to make way for a steel climbing frame after only 10 years growth. I sure hope other trees planted by children will be more successful.

[@Ahmadkhan-wv3nz]

I was waiting for documentary on trees plantation(afforestation,reforestation)....Thanks for it!

[@StephBer1]

The seeds spread in Australia were spread at a very good time, if this report is contemporary. Australia has recorded record rainfall this year due to the triple La Nina so the seeds in the arid Western Australia should thrive as WA has got lots of rain this year. It's so important to grow the right trees for the area. We recently bought a house in Australia and I was happy it had a green belt backyard - that is, the green space was not to be developed as it was a corridor for wildlife. But upon closer inspection the trees didn't look healthy. I called in an arborist and he said that they were all dying. The type of tree was wrong for the soil, climate, city living and also wasn't right for a possum bridge. They were all cut down. Apparently when the house was built the developer was tasked to replace the natural green corridor that was disturbed during development. Except they only stipulated Australian natives, and he planted the wrong types. We are going to plant the correct types but that's 20 years of growth wasted.

[@syedasifhussain2074]

I love plants & trees & I was able to plant 10 trees in the park near my house & I have flower plants on my roof ☺️💖💖🌸🌸🌴🌴

[@Quercusssss]

We need more people like you !!

[@johnvonhorn2942]

Great work, Syed, thank you, sir

[@syedasifhussain2074]

@@johnvonhorn2942 bro my name is Asif

[@queeniemarkham8022]

Saving the planet means shifting from an extraction mindset to a regenerative one. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing, if the end goal is to extract and profit it’s not going to solve any problems.

[@SohamGreens]

I think Permaculture Farming would be a good answer for the problem. Population has increased enormously, Climate is changing, Globe is warming, we will soon face problems in feeding people and for sustainable solution we need to plant fruit trees of different varieties with forest trees.

[@christopherellis2663]

Got my PC qualifications in '92. I stopped bothering ten years ago. It works in small areas, if the conditions are kind.

[@taimurmalik2792]

This documentary suffered from some of the same problems it sought to highlight: a lack of enough nuance, more granular data and more in-depth analysis. Some points to consider for the documentary makers: 1. While mentioning just one of India’s states’ afforestation campaign, they didn’t mention the data of how many sites and what percentage of this afforestation campaign is impacting local Adavasi community rights? This is very important because the documentary stained the entire campaign, without telling us if the entire plan is tainted with rights issues or is that just a tiny fraction of the overall afforestation drive? 2. I wish the documentary would have also covered Agroforestry systems, with the potential to sequester enormous amounts of carbon. Silvopasture and especially intensive Silvopasture systems and Syntropic agroforestry systems in the very least deserved a place in this discussion. As a regenerative agriculturist and climate advisor I have much more granular knowledge than the average educated citizen. This agroforestry discussion would open up regular citizens’ minds to the realm of possibilities out there. Imagine if the Indian government were to help Adavasi communities craft Syntropic farming systems that could completely transform and terraform that state, while economically uplifting Adavasi’s and meeting much of the afforestation and carbon sequestering goals of the state government. 3. While the documentary touched upon urban forestry at the very end, it did so in an extremely sparing manner. It could have mentioned Miyawaki forestry systems, which are extremely diverse, extraordinarily fast growing and can sequester much more carbon than regular diverse plantations. These forests can be extremely micro in scale or much larger. They are an excellent tool in the toolbox and should be deployed across urban and rural landscapes. Imagine if farmland across the world also had small Miyawaki belts and pockets: this will provide excellent agronomic benefits such as helping change microclimates and providing habitats for beneficial insects, birds etc, without compromising farmland abilities to grow food. 4. There are many other good initiatives from across the world that didn’t make it to this documentary: from Africa’s Great Green Wall stopping desertification to China’s very successful UN recognized afforestation efforts in various deserts to Pakistan’s ‘10 Billion Tree Tsunami’ initiative. This is just to name a few. There are a lot of great things happening or are planned, but there’s an enormous lack of funding. The documentary only focused on the (legitimate) point that the wealthy West continues to pump out outrageous amounts of CO2 while expecting the global south to plant forests, but doesn’t highlight the other side, which is where incredibly designed (& ecologically sound) afforestation and reforestation plans are only partially executed because of an extreme paucity of funds. The documentary leaves a regular young urban citizen of a western country with the feeling that “oh afforestation isn’t that good in the global south” because the documentary only showed one example from a developing country that is seemingly riddled with rights issues (and we don’t know the scale of these rights problems as noted in point 1). Let me repeat once more: the global south needs hundreds of billions of dollars every year, for proper and economically sound afforestation+reforestation+forest preservation funding and regenerative agriculture funding that can help the global economies, the global biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis. 5. The documentary did not mention mangrove forests at all. They are much less controversial and while “monocultures” as salt water tolerant trees they are ecosystem superpowers that can sequester 10 times more carbon than terrestrial trees, and the world has lost way too much of its mangroves which requires Herculean reforestation efforts across Asian and African coastlines (mangroves can also be a major boon to fisherman as incredible breeding habitats). 6. The documentary also did not mention very successful reforestation campaigns in some South American countries where indigenous people have been part of the solution and so their rights have been enhanced rather than being trampled upon. It’s important to show all sides so citizens get inspired by systems that are working. The documentary makers can contact me any time for a more detailed and nuanced discussion. I would be delighted to give me time. Perhaps they can then come up with a follow-up and part 2 as well.

[@alixmordant489]

A very thoughtful and substantial comment, thank you very much for that. You make great points that I forgot or did not even think about. Yes, it would be great if the makers of the documentary would contact you, I support that idea. Also, you are right, there should be more money for reforestation/agroforestry/food forest systems in the global south. Money well spend. The whole world would profit, therefore we should all give some money for those projects!

[@bookbeing]

I hope they do contact you. You have enough information to make it fairly in-depth documentary that could really help educate people and broaden their perspective so they could make better more well-informed choices and offer valuable insights when discussions come up in their communities regarding care and planning for urban landscapes, forests and wildlands.

[@FifthGate]

I noticed they didn't mention China's decades of work on this, and its incredible progress. But I wasn't surprised; Western media only do negative coverage of China.

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

There is absolutely no reason why we should not be re-foresting areas which we've cut down. Can you imagine if the West Coast Redwoods (that only grow there,) were never cut down at all and the benefits? The west coast of the USA would not be having a drought right now because as our trees disappear, rain does too.

[@felipericketts]

One part of the puzzle. Many things will have to be done. Reforestation is part of the solution. Education is another. Thanks for this documentary which shows a little of the complexity that is involved.

[@vandalorian8777]

The US plants more than 1 billion trees a year and Canada more than 600 million. For the past 50 years both countries have planted significantly more then they have harvested, increasing the size of forests every year

[@Sugi1971]

I agree you can't just plant one variety of trees, you need a wide variety of trees and shrubs which includes fruit trees and berries which will be balance since it will support the wild life in area.

[@jaik9321]

We badly needed to increase forest across earth🌎. Particularly in largely populated country like India🇮🇳

[@felix5078]

but is also needed to teach farmers to growth crops together with the trees. and mostly to the cow farmers . in india there are like 500,000 sq km lost by drought, they could and must be restored .

[@felix5078]

in the center of indian in zones where just fall 300-400 mm of rain per years, they need to build dams , to help to retain the moisture in the soils, and help those forest growth again. and with those 500,000 sq km , there could help dozens of millions to get a better way of live, with a permaculture agriculture..

[@sayedkhan2059]

ii would prefer fruit trees For country like India , the local could sell them to earn money .

[@m11nt]

@@sayedkhan2059 Monocultures are not good for the environment.

[@sayedkhan2059]

@@m11nt I mean different Type of Fruit tree that are local in India and can be found in Jungle too Animal , Birds feed by them

[@RussellFineArt]

And that's the problem right there, "you can't get anything from planting trees just to plant trees." We need people to plant trees for the health of those living on Earth and for the planet, not just to make a buc.

[@annelentur]

In Croatia goverment planting trees with drones in special pods ( celulose) wth soil and eco fertiliser for many years and its very useful. Croatian forests are characterized by exceptional biodiversity, so on average around 4,500 plant species and subspecies live in a relatively small area. In contrast to Germany, where "only" 2,500 plant species grow. The most widespread type of tree in our country is beech, which makes up 37% of the total composition of the forest, followed by larch oak (12%), noble oak (9), hornbeam (8), fir (8), field ash (3 %), spruce (2%) and so on.

[@annelentur]

It is also interesting that, according to Eurostat, the state of forest areas in the Republic of Croatia is much better than in many other countries around the world, because the afforestation in Croatia has increased by 17% since 1990, while in the world it has decreased by 3.1%. We can't cut trees in one area. We can only remove trees that are good for cutting, but not the whole area, only some trees. Removing the whole area is horrible and not allowed because it will lead to big changes for biodiversity in that area.

[@freethinker6006]

Excellent documentary. Good work to the nature. Save our planet.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

I'd gladly give you some good Climate-Coverage, but right-now, i kidna wanna offer an idea instead: Ever thought of using youtubes report-tool to make the plattform healthier and less hateful or less se-ual or less clickbaity? 'We' could really need more people who attempt to help YT.

[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

Great documentary! Let's hope we have a future to build on..

[@Azamat421]

No we don't sorry

[@Rock-oj9my]

Sustainable forestry is key to Sweden's success, more than 70% of its landscape is covered by forest and in less than 100 years, Sweden's forest assets have doubled and almost 400 million seedlings are planted each year

[@olwynskye417]

Not sure if it's similar to how they do it here in Finland. Here when they cut down a plot of trees, they leave a few big trees up that wind can spread seeds from to the cut surroundings. After few decades there's a new forest there. Sometimes they just plant saplings in cut areas. The problem with planted saplings is that most forests here are too boring and ugly to enjoy for people, because every forest grows in equally distanced and same looking rows. I think there are only few "old forests" left in Finland where cutting wood hasn't been allowed for a long enough time for them to recover, which is quite unpleasant for people like me who like to hike in nature. I think I read from somewhere that only about 3 % of Finnish forests are in that kind of natural state.

[@nirwanats]

We are trying to do the do replanting trees and reforestation in Malaysia. Appreciate the exchange knowledge and technology to ensure the reforestation project successful.

[@drpk6514]

Dropping seeds from the air is almost useless. Birds and insects will take nearly all of them. And the remaining have to compete with the weeds. Using seed coating techniques will significantly increase the chance of success. I would suggest some sort of clay mix with a water-absorbent material such as superabsorbent hydrogels (SAHs). Other things such as mycorrhiza /and symbiotic bacteria and humates would help even more. And still, the trees would grow patchy and in an irregular pattern.

[@stonerman15]

Better than nothing

[@JJONNYREPP]

New forests for greater climate protection? | DW Documentary 1756pm 27.2.22 they did this over blackstone edge but attempted to save the heather and peat bogland... dunno if it worked and i have no idea what the heck i was breathing in... still; it was nice to wave at a helicopter whilst out hiking. as for planting trees. it would only work for acorn scattering if yer sowing seed from the air... planting trees by hand? just get a group of guys who have sacks of acorns and the like and have them walk the moor or scrubland and have them scatter them. easy.

[@drpk6514]

@@stonerman15 As I said nearly useless. And expensive. But there are ways to improve the technique as I described above.

[@johngrisum]

Nature has dealt with seed distribution for millions/billions of years. We are just helping it out a bit. The whole point of the drone seed distribution is to get as much coverage as possible and to hard to reach areas. Planting by hand would cost quite a bit more and still isn't guaranteed. Also, nature doesn't plant in straight lines so the plants will grow in the upmost advantageous area, build up humus in the top layer, and then expand.

[@drpk6514]

@@johngrisum Yes a tree in nature does it. Out of millions of seeds a tree produces maybe a couple if lucky reaches to adulthood.

[@amosicronery7730]

That's something good for environment. I wish our institutions could do this

[@emmahardesty4330]

Surprising there's no mention of permaculture. It's very simple logic, methods that are cost-free, applicable in every environment, with proven answers to every single topic addressed in this video.

[@ReviewBoard-uy5nv]

If you watched the video longer than 5 minutes, you‘d see they talk about permaculture and the adverse effects of monoculture. Especially in in India and Ireland

[@binupg166]

I have a humble request to all global leaders. Give priority to environment. Never give priority to arms and amunition.

[@farazkhan7035]

very good journalism. keep up the good work

[@carolbattle8010]

So glad to see trees planted.

[@omarmohamed6701]

Another excellent and useful DW program.

[@roberthiggins6401]

I'd be interested to know the amount of carbon sequestration per acre of woodland compared to grassland that is grazed, not grazed and arable land? Perhaps you could do a documentary on that DW?

[@ajc4314]

DW thank you for this and similar documentaries. It helps me feel hopeful for humanity and like my own personal drops of investing in the future might not be wasted. Thank you again

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to comment and are glad you like our content!

[@kartikmall5656]

So that's why I love this channel, it give some useful news....

[@freeheeler09]

I live in California, in an area that is in one of the five areas with Mediterranean climates on earth. Others are in Chile, Australia and South Africa. These areas have short, cool, wet winters and long, hot, dry summers. All of us who live in these regions are on the front lines of climate change. While much of the worlds vegetables, fruits and nuts are grown in our regions, climate change is making our regions hotter and drier and more prone to the loss of surface and ground water and to fire. One thing I haven't heard enough about is deforestation in our region. Here in California, millions of pines, oaks an trees from other species are dying by the tens and hundreds of millions. Also, we Californians are clearing trees and shrubs and mowing down grasses in order to protect our homes and towns from fire. My neighbors and I are also cutting down tens of millions of trees and hundreds of millions of shrubs. The grasslands that replace the trees and shrubs and basically dead zones, monocultures lacking birdsong. In California, over 95 percent of what grows in these cleared areas are Eurasian, invasive, spring-annual grasses and weedy forbs. And, these spring annuals dry out by early summer, leaving behind dense, fine, dry stems that are perfect for spreading fire.

[@freeheeler09]

Oh, and we burn the slash, the tree trunks, grasses and shrubs, we put the slash in big piles and then we burn them, adding millions and millions of tons of carbon to the atmosphere. I've read studies that show that controlled clearing and burning like this releases less carbon into the atmosphere than the uncontrolled, multi million hectare fires we've been seeing each year. But, still....

[@knoll9812]

Maybe plant native grasses

[@piperdoug428]

Yup we developed a harmony program on our commercial farm, we have planted around 10,000 trees so far, we plant in shelterbelts to work with crops and cattle in a symbiotic relationship

[@ckpchaudhari]

I was thinking about same idea two years back. But don't know how to implement. But very much needed. Very nice initiative. All the best.

[@doomguy510]

just grow grass. Grass is pound for pound a greater CO2 absorbing plant

[@doomguy510]

and you can grow it anywhere like on your roof

[@doomguy510]

and a roof covered in grass isolates your home better

[@JJONNYREPP]

New forests for greater climate protection? | DW Documentary 1819PM 27.2.22 MORE TREES, VICAR!?

[@salsa564]

Frankly I think we need to focus on reforesting the Amazon. That type of climate is obviously geared towards high amounts of vegetation and foliage.

[@zaidkhan-sy3nv]

Birds already do this currently. Birds eat food that has seeds inside. When birds pop, they also pop seed with it. Therefore, the seeds are surrounded with bird pop as fertiliser ready to be grown when the rain comes. All this is done by the birds for free.

[@apostolosvranas4499]

I have planted about 50 trees in my life mostly in urban environments and about 38-40 still survive. Just planting trees (or seeds) and then going away does not work well as they need watering the first years. If we were to try for the 1,000,000,000,000 trees target, then mathematics suggests that that each person on average should plant about 130 trees in his/her lifetime ... For urban and suburban environments, especially in suburbs, towns and villages, one idea would be to turn people towards planting trees and bushes that produce fruit they can use - in other words, they see they tree/bush as productive and they can enjoy its fruit/produce. This also gives them extra incentive to grow a variety of trees and bushes so that they can have something all year round, while helping the environment by creating more stable units.

[@TeslaKuhn8]

Maybe instead of adding candles to our cake, we could be adding a tree.

[@apostolosvranas4499]

@@TeslaKuhn8🙂🙂 🙂

[@ligbzd837]

Plant native tree seeds and they will grow on their own. Plant before the rainy season. You don't need human management or irrigation. Native tree seeds are planted by birds every day. We simply need to help the birds out and move things along faster.

[@arbaz79]

Thank you DW for this great documentary 👍. My country has also taken an initiative of "Billion Tree Tsunami".Tackling climate change requires a global effort because many countries which are heavily affected by climate change arent even heavy contributors to green house gases.The developed world needs to do more in the fight against climate change instead of dictating developing countries to do more since they are the major polluters.

[@terryhoath1983]

Among the heaviest polluters are India and Indonesia, who have cleared or are clearing vast areas of forest to provide firewood for boiling water and cooking food and more and more farm land to feed their ever increasing herds of livestock to feed their ever growing human population. What both countries need more than anything else is a determined campaign of birth rate reduction. You show me any country with a high birth rate and I will show you abject poverty. Children do not sow, neither do they reap but THEY do consume. The Chinese have shown them how to do it. The government and the breeders of Brazil are also monstrous polluters. The smog in Mexico City, Bombay, Delhi, Karachi, Lagos, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro , Cairo, Caracas and half a hundred other places in the so-called "Developing World" is almost overwhelming. There is an island in Indonesia with a so-called nature reserve. There is a major problem with plastic waste along the coast of the reserve ..... home grown plastic waste, home produced plastic bottles, food wrappers, polystyrene trays from home-grown fast food outlets, just discarded by local people. A so-called First World charity got involved. They provided some employment by paying local people to collect the waste in great big sacks. The local people were required to bring the sacks to a weighing station where they were paid and then they were supposed to carry the sacks to a temporary dump from which the waste was to be collected by a visiting ship from time to time. A lot of plastic was collected and money handed out but the plastic pollution didn't seem to be getting any better. The charity found, that instead of taking much of the waste to the designated temporary dump, the locals were going round the corner out of sight and dumping it in the sea again. When questioned, some locals admitted that they were sure that, if the plastic was cleared from the sea, they would not be paid any more, so, in addition to not walking the additional distance to the dump FOR WHICH THEY WERE BEING PAID they kept themselves employed by dumping the rubbish back in the sea. The mantra that it is the "West" that is causing the pollution is old hat. The USA is the biggest polluter of all, of course, but the USA is a Third World country in so many ways.

[@onintheexplorer]

IT IS GREAT TO THOSE COUNTRIES HAVE REFORESTATION PROGRAM...I RESPECT YOU ALL.

[@limsunjetlin7453]

Very pleased to know, everyone trying there best to face climate changes. Lets all do our part is any how. ❤️❤️

[@sankararaoyelisetti8416]

Everybody needs to participate in this Devine work congratulations

[@jamesp8459]

DW has become my favorite source of documentaries.

[@rockskipper0]

this is the best planting organization I have found so far .. I would like to help . But I am in the states

[@worldview2888]

LOVE such content!!

[@boburzod]

advantages outperform disadvantages though. it's better to grow a tree first rather than thinking of its death

[@kazzana9013]

The higher the atmospheric carbon the better the plants will do. With higher carbon we will have a greener planet.

[@chuckkottke]

The beech is the best, but that only grows on the really good soils here, then oak will do. In winter, conifers act like solar collectors, so with mixed forests, it might be better to plant more deciduous trees.

[@dajlfdkl]

i think we need to focus on NOT cutting trees down, rather than manually planting more. Nature plants trees with or without human assistance.

[@lewbear6738]

absolutely. but not doing things isn't in human nature.

[@dajlfdkl]

@@lewbear6738 indeed

[@greyfells2829]

I think the core of the issue here is that some people interpret and promote the planting of trees as a solution, while in reality it is a bandaid to merely help us navigate the climate crisis. I've planted a lot myself, and intend to continue, but I don't fool myself into thinking that we're anywhere near the light at the end of the tunnel. The disaster is in its first chapter.

[@Joltz1245]

In Australia... they'll need forest rangers to nurture and care for the saplings until fully matured.... Fruit Trees would be ideal as Fruit forests are also economics so that the trees can pay for thier care and watering since those Australian regions are "desert like". I believe it takes longer to "terra form" that's why an "army of tree huggers" will be needed...

[@palashbhoir]

Thankyou for the documentaries DW team

[@lewbear6738]

good job DW. somehow a german documentary is my source of local news. as a western australian, i had no idea about the tree planting project, none of our news medias covered it. shows how anti-environment my country is lmao.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimlofts5433]

should we burn trash for power / burn trees for power - the IPCC says it is good for the planet

[@kumarankitsingh1737]

19:00 The translation was wrong. You're intentionally showing India in a wrong limelight. The forest officer didn't say that because of India, world is suffering from global warming!!

[@rizabalanca2788]

You guys are awesome thank you for doing that we got too many treat College look at these loggers and Home Depot and Lowe's cutting all our trees they don't care thank you for doing that New York

[@allisavercool227]

In the city of Philadelphia in the USA you can get a free tree from the city in the spring. They offer different varieties every year including fruit trees, so check it out!

[@b_uppy]

Mixed forests carry out more carbon capture in general plant size (volume), in overall utilization of light (including light that penetrates the canopy), and even with the soil's microbial life (biome). The nice thing about mixed forests is that you have more than one harvest which adds to economic resiliency. Alder is good for veneers, while as a forest plant it fixes nitrogen to help feed other trees as a sort of nursery plant. Cedar is a rot resistant tree great for decking and fence posts. Douglas is good for stock lumber. Mushrooms are re another harvest. Tree greenery is nice for the floral trade. Herbs can be gathered, and the list goes on. That's a list of what does well in my area. The guy from Germany may be blowing smoke to promote his agenda. His questions are correct in some aspects, but he's suggesting plans not in place, nor even considered at times. Maybe he's just vain, maybe more, maybe nothing. Planting for fuel is valid and encourages replanting, but include a biodiversity. Leave the tree roots in the soil, they're sequestering carbon, too. Plant trees, shrubs and vines for nuts, fruits, edible leaves, tree hay, coppicing. Farmers can switch them up within the rows, instead of 'a row of beech , a row of oaks,' etc for enhanced production. They all need to do terraforming for water. They need to diversify their tree crops for better financial security, and because it uses less water than a monoculture. The farmers could learn from Mark Shepard how to do alley planting better for profitability with diversity, carbon sequestration, improved food production, and enhanced wildlife diversity, too. He's adapted a savannah-style method of farming to reduce input needs while being a realistic model for farming. Suggest others read his book on Restoration Agriculture. 'Two trees'planted in a flood plane is still lacking adequate diversity. I see so many faults in the oversight of all of these.

[@richardcowley4087]

more plant life needs more CO2

[@b_uppy]

@Richard Cowley Plants especially need it in the ground (as topsoil). People claiming to be stumping for 'carbon capture tech', 'save the earth', stop global warming,' are complely missing that we need to build up a lot more soil carbon (as topsoil). The overwhelming majority of plants cultivated for food produce with carbon rich soil. A thick topsoil layer also reduces flooding, and flood damage; reduces the impacts of drought, and the need for irrigation; it increases farmer and crop resiliency: recharges aquifers faster: increase national security, etc. Topsoil's presence or lack thereof is very impactful.

[@richardcowley4087]

@@b_uppy Topsoil comprises a number of minerals, mainly built up from erosion with a variety of organic matter which is incorporated over time, all soils are different Light loam, medium loam, heavy loam some are products of a fluviatal regime and others from aeolean transport Some soils will not hold water very well and are free draining and others hold water and are heavy/poorly draining Yes, you are correct soil is very important as for 'carbon' which of course CO2 is really meant CO2 is a very important component in photosynthesis, without it there would be no advanced life The only other alternative is Chemosynthesis, which really only applies to bacteria, Mesophiles, Thermophiles and Hyperthermaphiles, all of which can be found in temperatures around and above 120 Deg C

[@richardcowley4087]

@@b_uppy 'Carbon' is the basis for nearly all life on this planet people exhale 40.000 ppm with every breath and if they think that CO2 is the problem, then they should stop breathing and do us all a favour and be the first volunteers for this precious population reduction they so dearly want However, glasshouse growers (as you may well know) use 1500 - 3000 ppm and up to 5000 ppm dependant upon what they are growing Whatever mad CO2 reduction they choose it must not be forgotten that photosynthesis produces Oxygen during the day and at night the process is reversed when CO2 is produced More plantlife will result in more of O and CO2

[@b_uppy]

@@richardcowley4087 What makes topsoil dark is carbon and it is te carbon that also corrects bad soil. People call black topsoil 'black gold' for that reason. The high carbon content is key. It helps soil biota by freeing up bound, inorganic molecules and turn them into bioavailable ones. This helps mycelium a lot. Mycelium is important because it can transfer minerals and moisture, in a carbon rich soil environment. As long as the soil has a high carbon content it's biota can correct other deficiencies. It helps to protect current soil carbon by avoiding using bare earth tillage and employing instead multiple continuous cover crops. These rebuild soil by keeping the soil protected from wind and water erosion. Here is the rest of the key as key to why carbon evil carbon is important: Carbon bonds with sandy soil to create a sandy soil that has increased water holding capacity instead of quickly draining away. Carbon bonds with clay to increase its ability to drain and increase air-permeability in soil. Human and animal life will make sure there is plenty of air carbon, soil carbon is perilous, however... Additionally the 'greenhouse growers' use provides carbon in a 'short area' that is consumed by plant life and it works well in those conditions. Planet earth has a much deeper atmosphere and all that CO² above it is shading it and harming the plant growth sweet spot. There are studies that correlate all of this.

[@johngreen4147]

Reforestation efforts should start at home!! Green jungles sound better than concrete jungles. Planting a tree in idle spots in cities/community neighborhoods would make a difference. Developed countries should look at what Garden City Singapore is doing. How about Santa bring a seedling into every house every Xmas or how about a UN/government-sponsored tree panting holiday?!!!

[@ashy969]

Finland plants about 150 million seedlings per year. Since a long time, every 3 trees cut out has to be compensated with 4 seedlings planted. Worked for 60 years (last year the ballnwas dropped but actions are made to fix it).

[@johnhardin4358]

Hard to go wrong planting trees. However, what are the animals going to eat in a monoculture of evergreens? Not a mention of Bill Mollison and Permaculture.

[@harukrentz435]

Probably cute harmless animals like cat

[@paryavaranksahayogi]

Every Sunday I do Plantation since May 2019.... We all should do Plantation at our memorable moments and make it more memorable.... Need more hands and support for Plantation

[@creatiflamultimedia]

why use drones when we have birds?

[@fancyIOP]

If I may ask, do seeds sprout well when just put on top of the soil instead of in the soil?. Like how many seeds succeed with the drone method since they are diapered on top?

[@shaunnacarter6053]

Lord of the trees 🌳 🙏 🙌 😍

[@andywomack3414]

I love the beech. I've seen them five feet diameter in Maryland. Beautiful. The lord of them all is the tulip tree.

[@AllSectorsHearThis]

If a diverse seeding results in a forest. The forest would hav to be managed to prevent forest fires. Thinning, under pruning, controlled burning and grazing. The prunings can be chopped and drop to feed the forest.

[@paulwary]

A healthy natural forest may remove more carbon than ONE round of growth from a monocultural plantation, but you should be measuring the total carbon removed over eg 50 years or 100 years, during which time the plantation will have had multiple rounds of carbon production. If that production goes to making eg furniture or houses, it will have removed more carbon, surely?

[@HebaruSan]

Yup, as soon as the healthy natural forest trees start falling over and rotting, then the forest changes from carbon sink to carbon neutral. Either need to continue planting more forests in other places, or remove and preserve the wood somehow. Once furniture and wooden building components are end of life and sent to landfills, do they then also rot and return the carbon to the atmosphere?

[@paulwary]

@@HebaruSan Yes waste wood will eventually be burnt or buried and will return carbon to atmosphere at some rate. But continual cropping of timber means that on average you are maintaining some multiple of the carbon sequestered by a single stand of trees.

[@judeangione3732]

When you quote how much CO2 can be sequestered by certain types of trees - such at the Beech at 7 tons - is that per year? per life of the tree? Perhaps it was explained but I missed it. Thank you.

[@SouthernHemisphereSports]

I missed it to. And what of weight of pther components if net weight?

[@henryqball2]

Check for “save soil” campaign 🌿 This is the big changer that we all need in the world. The person who initiated this is called Sadhguru, and his work is to “marry economy with ecology” as without this “marriage” economy will beat hands down ecology. They showed how a farmer can plant trees and have a big ecological affect, and at the same time that farmer has an increase of 300-800 % of income in a matter of a few years

[@bookbeing]

That sounds amazing. I really love the idea of helping Farmers be successful and have profits from their devotedly invested time toil and tears. I grew up on a farm and know the suffering and thanklessness of the profession for my first hand perspective. .

[@obsoletepowercorrupts]

In hot deserts, tree planting is the easier part built rather the avoidance of the trees being lost (such as by people) and the water issues are key. Water canal _(where possible for land elevation)_ is the way forward with railways to maintain those waters _(often lined canals with concrete or other linings)._ Desalination via solar and also alternative-power via eco-friendly pyrolisis and gasifiers is part of it. You put defensive capabilities on the trains (and anti-aircraft nearby) as many a cash crop uses the trees, so the chap's concerns about there being too many trees need not weigh oon his mind since much is cut and restored over time anyway for crops. A dual gauge railway (european and 3M standard) allows for the trains to support people in the way "normal trains" cannot do so well. The aim is to make profit too. Tobacco and private healthcare with staff voucher systems (so healthcare is part of it) with some philanthropy of health care (for locals) does the trick in many a scenario. The 3Metre train track especially allows for different workflows on some trains that do not use complex junctions, and so office and education capabilities are examples of profit to be made in them, let alone cargo. The other lighter railways are for lower cost bridges, like a train akin to an intercity125. All railways carry communications capabilities for private enterprise and rangers, etc. also crop data like tobacco and chocolate and so on. My comment has no hate in it and I do no harm. I am not appalled or afraid, boasting or envying or complaining... Just saying. Psalms23: Giving thanks and praise to the Lord and peace and love.

[@SylkaChan]

I hope this works!

[@leroyhargreaves2882]

Informant video. However, the Co2 comparison is weird. Is it meant yearly or estimated only on 60cm trunk(s)? Does a tree stop absorbing Co2 if not cut down or stop growing for the matter?

[@banray_game_pc6344]

If it's gonna save our planet we need to do it

[@Fellowtellurian]

Question about monoculture timber, does encouraging first generation forests mean that when the trees are cut down, some of the wood and debris is left on the forest floor for the second or third round of "crop" growth? Perhaps these timber forest with pine needles are a result of the land being farmland before but with time and enough scrap being left on the floor between harvests, the forest floor may diversify. Obviously a diverse set of trees would be better but perhaps the floor just needs time to become diverse again.

[@tontolinification]

Yeah, just watch the enormous deforestation building the Tren Maya in the Mayan Riviera in Mexico 🇲🇽

[@edmundoedmond6547]

Jajaja 😂😂😂 No tienes la mínima idea de lo que hablas…

[@fenrirgg]

@@edmundoedmond6547 y cuál es la idea?

[@AbdulaImran]

Pakistan has planted 1B trees in KPK province from 2013-18. Now, it has planted 3B more of 10B target set till 2023.

[@osteopathichomeopathicking6154]

I see much space in between highways, and always wonder why they didn't replant after they were done. It would be a great spot and also cut the lights from uncoming traffic.

[@alixmordant489]

We all should plant trees. They have so many benefits. And if we do not own land, we should help others planting them or finance others to do so. There are NGOs doing this, even in Europe (the Caledonian reforestation program in Scotland). Support them.

[@Saikat452]

Excellent work for nature.... God bless you....

[@henryjanicky4978]

I planted at least 300 trees back in Poland 🇵🇱 and alot in Australian, and love them,my best friends

[@andyc9902]

Thank you

[@yvonne2965]

Yesssssssss!!!!!!!…Let’s Plant Trees 🌲🌳🎋🏡🌴🌲🌳

[@saranbhatia8809]

Great documentary.. thanks DW!💯

[@derekmoore2779]

In Canada for every tree we cut down, we had e plant 6 , which has caused a problem, do the fact as a tree gets older it more subseptable to disease, ,so we need to cut them down when younger

[@jamesbohlman4297]

There is a nice rainy swath across Northern Europe that will accommodate Norwegian Spruce in abundance; if you are England, the difficult hardwoods are the base species, but Douglas Fir will also grow.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

How about planting bamboo, coconut trees 🌴 or banana trees? These plants has multi purpose, it's fruits/ leaves are full of fiber. Example, the bamboo & banana leaves are used to wrapping/cooking food. Palm leave are used to make brooms or 🛖 for the locals.

[@nimmasoda]

Is it just me thinking about all the flies on the professor face, but still maintain steady speech. Great work.