What if there were 1 trillion more trees? - Jean-François Bastin

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”

[@Ravishrex1]

Hope you planted a tree after that statement, today I planted 3

[@harsh3624]

The third best time to plant the tree is when this quote gets repeated again.

[@anonymousdude2550]

@@Ravishrex1 that's great 😊 hope you'll take care of them

[@Ravishrex1]

@@anonymousdude2550 absolutely along with all the others . My garden has veg, fruit.,.sunflowers, loads of trees as well.

[@anonymousdude2550]

@@Ravishrex1 wow that's so cool ❤️ I've my house fully covered by climbers, terrace garden and numerous species of birds, insects and small creatures.... In just a 900sq meter 😁

[@johndavidbuell]

I really appreciate how they don't shy away from the complexity or controversy around an issue - and they still find a way to present ideas succinctly and clearly (and beautifully!). This is my favorite KZbin channel.

[@lauren9536]

I agree wholeheartedly sir! Best KZbin channel award right here!

[@irishlad1367]

I think this channel is pretty good, but it's not the best youtube channel, I think they're all good (unless it's a roblox channel🤪😂)

[@higgins4282]

Also my favorite channel

[@hopelessdecoy]

Unless the comments/likes don't agree with thier take.... Then they silence everyone.

[@PraiseTheLordyourGodJesus]

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭35:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬ [10] and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Jesus saves, God bless.

[@abrahammartin8447]

I bought an acre of land with a house, since then I have planted over 72 trees and bushes. Love my baby trees.

[@alvexok5523]

That sounds nice. Trees add beauty to houses and yards. Trees add beauty to the world. You should see the scenery in British Columbia

[@jameso1447]

The bigger the forest the bigger the pile of rotting leaves. Plants naturally maximize CO2 values. Forests would make themselves extinct if they didn't. Want to to grow trees faster? Put one under plastic and boost CO2 levels to 1150 ppmv. It'll grow twice as fast.

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

​@@jameso1447IS THIS SATIRE OR REAL

[@clarencedun3146]

Can we just appreciate how beautifully this was animated

[@djalexander7723]

That is a fact!

[@lilyjay8530]

This was one of my favorited TED-ED animations

[@ΔιονυσίαΚατάνου]

Oh yes!

[@shhavsusbsv7473]

Mhm

[@mohdshafie2499]

Ikr,, its so beautiful 🥺

[@1.5Koreans0.5American]

Schools should play TED animation videos for students. I'm learning so much from them.

[@TheFamilyClub]

Good idea. I fully conquer

[@fluffy7804]

They do. It's a legit source teachers are advised to use, at least in my country. It's quite literally in the training programs.

[@ProdbyJason]

They do

[@aaronkou1751]

In my school, they use Ted Ed. Not the science videos though, we use the ELA videos.

[@primuse.x.e6141]

Same, Agreed

[@augustingervasio3269]

Everyone: *Glorifies trees for producing oxygen* Algae and plankton that produce 70% of the oxygen on earth: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@missdrey954]

bruuuuh. it's actually the sea we should really be talking about more

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

@@missdrey954 why not both

[@missdrey954]

@@ThePlayerOfGames The glorification of the Amazon as the earth's lungs is very misleading and could be dangerous. According to science, the Amazon contributes 6% of the earth's oxygen and if we were to lose the Amazon completely, you would hardly notice the difference in oxygen supply. Correct information is always empowering. If it's more oxygen the earth needs, there are plant species that produce the most oxygen growing elsewhere which isn't necessarily the Amazon.

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

@@missdrey954 The difference in 6% oxygen saturation is the difference between feeling normal and able to do fitness and feeling light-headed at rest if you have existing conditions or feeling faint under heavy exertion Ultimately, the Amazon is being burned to fuel the fires of capitalism. So why not extol the virtues of the abused seas as well as the Amazon Rainforest, because ultimately they're both being ruined by the same forces.

[@missdrey954]

@@ThePlayerOfGames The same way you're trusting this science is the same way you should trust the science that says you won't notice. I also don't think you understood what Augustin and I were saying which essentially is, people are misinformed. I would like to point out again that I said if it is more oxygen the world needs, we need to be focusing more on the sea and where the other 24% of oxygen supply comes from which I'm sure most people, myself included aren't really sure. This is by no means not saying, let's not save the Amazon forest because there are so many other reasons why the Amazon is vital but, I repeat, people should be informed accordingly because misinformation can be dangerous. For example, if more people knew that most of their oxygen comes from the sea, do you not think there would be more effort to save the ocean? Noone is saying don't save the Amazon, I am saying inform people accordingly because the more people know, the better position they are in to act. It's like how long we've been misinformed that trees will solve the carbon problem when actually planting trees is just creating a carbon sink which is a temporary solution.

[@anask7668]

I'm a 17 year old and proud to say that most of my pocket money goes into planting and gardening, I've planted many including my favorites portia trees, mexican plumeria, Neem, Ficus Amplissima, Moringa, Tamarind in my home, my grandma's, my cousins and at random places, I live in Pakistan and ppl here really don't know it's importance. I'm also on Inaturalist and I'm currently no.1 observer of wildlife from karachi, I love naturr

[@dheemonchutia9878]

I love your effort brother ❤️(From India)

[@anask7668]

@@dheemonchutia9878 thanks bruh

[@cynicalclusterfuck5605]

Its cool and all, but pocket money doesnt last forever. Dont forget to invest in yourself before you invest in the rest, or itll all be meaningless super fast if you run out of money to keep doing it because you over did it. You can plant 100 trees this year and never be able to plant more, or manage it all and be able to plant only 50 trees, but can do it every year. Most of your money on planting sounds great, but its not.

[@cynicalclusterfuck5605]

And your bragging here is lame.

[@dheemonchutia9878]

@@cynicalclusterfuck5605 Your first comment - constructive criticism plus a good life lesson Your second comment - Insult driven by something thats bothering you, most probably jealousy. 👊

[@saswotlamichhane5862]

Imagine if Kurzgesaght and TED-ED collaborated!

[@lcgendgaming9501]

They should

[@kajosi3143]

That would be the day humanity becomes perfect

[@voidsky8913]

Woww I'm would to have it

[@RandomStuff-fd6iy]

Yeeesssssss

[@acemaxximus7175]

In a nutshell, it would be the best thing ever

[@jasonbenavidez2600]

I’m proud to say I’ve planted 20 trees

[@Nilsy1975]

Also, well done and keep up the good work!

[@ultragamerpro2332]

I planted about 100 till now

[@Nilsy1975]

@@ultragamerpro2332 good work 👍😎🙂 That's about 6 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions offset.

[@ultragamerpro2332]

@@Nilsy1975 I have an orchard and I grow trees there a lot

[@aflower6955]

I planted 16 plants in my balcony and windows around 25 trees in our community garden :)

[@TheCuriousGuyYT]

*Interesting Fact :* Jadav Payeng is called the "Forest Man Of India". He has raised a 550 Hectares forest single handedly by planting trees everyday for more than 40 years in Assam, India !!

[@MarkAlcarezBoston]

People like him are amazing...

[@harshalkale2744]

We have topic over him just a short note in 10th sci2 book but yeah still great work by the legend it also says that many people come together to destroy the forest, but a single if determined, can establish a new forest

[@darkstar9942]

@@MarkAlcarezBoston he is a legend

[@tallman6932]

And then he asked for bobs and vagene pics to random girls online

[@magicreborn3720]

@@tallman6932 what are you waiting for than, when a man like that asks you for bob and vagene picks you better send yours even though you dont have one/s I hope you know/s means sarcasm

[@garrettord3304]

The video brings up an interesting point without actually saying it explicitly: No number of trees can ever restore Earth's previous carbon balance, because they don't destroy carbon or carbon dioxide, only store it while alive. The carbon in their remains can get stored deeper underground on geological timescales, but not on timescales that are meaningful for us as a civilization. Meanwhile, we are digging up coal and oil which has been storing carbon from life from hundreds of millions of years ago, and re-releasing it into the atmosphere. No number of natural trees could ever contain the collective carbon from eons of past life.

[@samanthagutierrez35]

Right! Very interesting, made me think about the number of people that think that trees are going to save us. Personally I thought they destroyed carbon, not that I was taught that but I just assumed because that is what I generally heard

[@Didagg]

They do destroy carbon, the thing is the they produce is it again in the night time, but i’ve read somewhere that they produce 3 times the amount of oxygen than of co2

[@garrettord3304]

@@Didagg Carbon is a fundamental element from the periodic table; not something formed by chemical bonds. It can't be destroyed by anything shy of nuclear fusion/fission. No biological process on Earth can destroy it. Trees use and store carbon in a number of ways, but cannot destroy it.

[@balkanbaroque]

So what should we do

[@M3sierr]

More trees = More oil 😱😱 the us should know this

[@prfm_setya95]

Kurzgesagt: Geoengineering and those side effects Me: so how to help the earth? TedEd: we can geoengineering with plant tree as much as possible .. Me: _aah yes finally_ Also TedEd: but ... Me: _ah ..... okay_

[@winters4960]

* these two video just uploaded in the same time * hAhA For those who (not) concern

[@pedroalitovar6624]

I just came here after watched Kurzgesagt's one xD I love Ted-Ed and Kurzgesagt

[@prfm_setya95]

@@pedroalitovar6624 "beautiful coincidence" ^^

[@sanjanakerkar8255]

Today is a good day

[@endoetz]

Kurzgesaft: Geoengineering Ted-Ed: Can we build a perfect forest? Infographics: What Does the Vice President Actually Do?

[@08.callistanathaniawiradin74]

My mans really missed their chance to spell ‘treellion’

[@xenny1061]

@@kedvesboldog4968 plz tell me how is this related to the comment/video in any way

[@awer1014]

i get wat yu mean by a treelion 🌲🌳

[@user_rKChwLeBqKYyurEfiSLFmCBNC]

@@xenny1061 it isn't if you look at his account on mobile you see he spammed this on like every ted ed video

[@putodango]

@@kedvesboldog4968 🙏🙏🙏

[@personeater747]

@@xenny1061 its not, they spam the bible.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” ― Anonymous Greek Proverb

[@reinatr4848]

I question your motives for spamming a gazillion quotes that are barely relevant in the first place

[@bakedbreadslaps4715]

@@reinatr4848 how is his quote not relevant?? it's just saying that if society today planned in such a way that takes into account future generations then the world would be a way better place which is why growing trees are so important cause the future will thank them for it? bruh

[@shaftraft3820]

@@bakedbreadslaps4715 its annoying when they spam. This is now turning into a first grading hoping to get noticed by their teacher

[@ashu-tosh]

Why r u continuously commenting the quote bro/sis

[@campkira]

more forest fire... tree don't look after themselves...

[@AKFressh]

I have planted 86 mango tree,4 coconut tree,1 neem tree 2 lemon tree, 1 Christmastree and around 35 trees and plants such as banana ,dlowering plants and trees.

[@SushmaVivek-xq4nv]

How many survived after sapling?

[@FattyMcPatty-gr6qk]

Wow that’s a lot! I’m looking into planting some trees but I don’t have much knowledge about them. I haven’t planted a single one yet but I’ve always wanted to plant mango trees and lemon trees so I can eat my own fruits a few years later. But I don’t know where to plant them or if they will survive. I live in Canada which is pretty cold so I don’t know if any trees will work and I really don’t know where to plant them because I live in an apartment so I don’t have any space to plant any. Could you help me out please?

[@SouravUpadhayay-vp3zu]

​@@FattyMcPatty-gr6qk I think you should watch youtube channels related to gardening and tree plantations since ur from Canada I can not say much I have no idea about soil conditions of Canada whereas planting any kind of plant in india is a piece of cake because of it's favorable climate and soil.

[@deanab-se5op]

Ugh I'm late thanks to Kurzgesagt The animation is so pretty. Really like this style.

[@jamesrobert2033]

Is it a coincidence that kurzgesagt and ted-Ed upload a video about nature almost the same minute ? I think not

[@imaginingmimi4234]

Same

[@TheFamilyClub]

One should ask how they do this animation

[@harshitnain3508]

Same

[@joerionis5902]

@@jamesrobert2033 It seems like both videos are about climate change. I think they collaborated or something, or maybe its just pure coincidence.

[@manhattanvi]

The perfect forest for me would just have a bunch of huge bonsai trees

[@davidgumazon]

Yea we build forest in Minecraft "PERFECT" FOREST

[@SilverGamingFI]

And other plants that can fit between the trees, so the forests can absorb even more CO2

[@winters4960]

Bonsai = producing small artistic tree Huge bonsai??? Huge small tree????

[@LeaD2000]

So, normal big trees?

[@nickbisson8243]

Kinda like jumbo shrimp?

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Wished the world focused more on Biology aside from IT. That would strike a balance between tech and nature in the future.

[@Jake12220]

If it wasn't for the advances in IT we wouldn't understand a lot of what's happening in biology. Besides a lot of IT is based around nature and constantly learning new ways to approach problems by copying it. In time IT will be the saviour of the natural world.

[@kanishkgupta677]

@@Jake12220 yes but the thing is we dot have that much time.

[@jack.creates]

Check out Biomimicry :)

[@24killsequalMOAB]

Biology is just organic AI

[@obiohagwu788]

It drives research in every facet of science .

[@Gkhub.777]

my mom and i have planted 30 trees in an urban area and people dont like it somehow they try to cut it but they still stand firm due to our efforts , i think awareness is needed much

[@robbiesoulier1922]

Makes no sense, trees slow traffic, reduce road noise, and are better for the environment. Also who doesn’t like trees???

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

​@@robbiesoulier1922Blind people that bump into those trees, I guedd

[@kayalee6282]

in a single sentence: stop burning amazon.

[@amcart5233]

That's it Amazon burnings are no more(amazon burnings have dropped to 0%)

[@Frozo-nt2ky]

@@amcart5233 the world is at peace!

[@nicolasthorne2162]

The amazon is burning so we can eat MCDONALDS, (red meat, cattle)

[@zoeydeu2261]

Tell the Chinese not to buy soya beans from the region. Good luck

[@jude_759]

@@zoeydeu2261 let’s stop blaming countries and start blaming huge corporations :)

[@demola2309]

I love how this has quickly become one of my favourite channels. I love random knowledge, answers to whys, and hows. Blows my mind everytime.

[@isabellazavala4424]

What I love about it is that it makes me wonder about questions I’ve never thought of.

[@elifeanor]

"When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can’t eat money." - Alanis Obomsawin So it turns out money hasn't been very beneficial to us...

[@cookiecakeeater6340]

Without the invention of currency, advancements, both technological and cultural, would be much harder and slower

[@ananya.a04]

This is so true

[@ananya.a04]

@@cookiecakeeater6340 True, but that doesn't mean that money hasn't done more harm than good

[@cookiecakeeater6340]

@@ananya.a04 Without currency we wouldn't make writing, that means no inventions, which advancements are what eventually lead to the end of slavery, so if money was never invented slavery would still exist and lives would be much shorter

[@elifeanor]

@@cookiecakeeater6340 Yes, I understand that currency is extremely important to our lives, but we shouldn't be greedy for money and disregard our planet, etc etc. Alanis' quote is emphasizing last resort. Because money isn't curing cancer for the time being, and money definitely won't help if one is dying or the ecosystem is collapsing. However, people can choose to spend their money wisely by helping the environment and donating to organizations that plant trees. :)

[@Saganswrld2190]

Honestly, planting trees in the past year was one of the most beautiful moments in my life. To see them flourish, I do not regret that part.

[@shxtney]

schools: plant more trees to save the earth! ted-ed: well actually you might cause an ecosystem imbalance and biochemical emissions that speed up global warming students: my life is a lie

[@term1656]

@qqjqjqjaayyy Euayaua lmao what,one human doesnt use 156 liters,what are you on about?

[@hardylin8322]

@@term1656 lets see u eat food. Which needs water to grow correct?

[@Jake12220]

More efficient desalination plants along with cheap solar will be the answer to the water shortage in many parts of the world. If fussion power becomes a reality then we will be able to do just about anything including refill rivers and lakes due to basically limitless clean power.

[@curranfrank2854]

Key word is "might". This likely needs to be studied more, and can't really be enough to dismiss reforestation efforts.

[@shxtney]

@@curranfrank2854 you're right, but it's a possibility nonetheless. if i hadn't watched this video, i would've never known otherwise. i likely would've went on living my life believing that planting trees is a foolproof method to save the earth, but now at least i know about this risk.

[@premmeyyappan1117]

2:29 Ted-Ed: “There’s no one organism that can thrive in every ecosystem.” The tardigrade: “Yes, but actually no.”

[@advita7816]

He said “There’s no one *species* that can thrive in every ecosystem”. He was talking only about trees, _not_ about organisms in general.

[@ayaanz350]

@@advita7816 yea, but it's still cool the tardigrade can even survive in outer space lol

[@imnormal7990]

@@advita7816 i dont remember caring

[@DanielMousavi1]

@@imnormal7990 so why did you comment then?

[@ericantonio5492]

Humans ta-daaah

[@mayurdahiwale5907]

Life is good when Ted and Kurrzgesagt uploads at the same time

[@isaachenry6640]

My country is border by Brazil in south America. Connected to the Amazon rain forest. Guyana has 87% forest cover. High in biodiversity. Our government plans to maintain our rainforest for generations to come.

[@tricktrick4940]

Forests wanna say out loud "Humans, I need space in this relationship with you, so just leave me alone" Edit: but this is an overrated comment 😅 anyways thanks

[@itstomatogear6806]

Congratulations 🎉👏 of being the top comment 👍😁 (as of now 😈)

[@peata5937]

Leaf me alone?

[@tricktrick4940]

@@peata5937 yeah😂

[@tricktrick4940]

@@itstomatogear6806 thanks yaar

[@dangerousnigga7023]

Overrated comment for sure

[@baihas8214]

2050: humanity restored all of the forests 2051: Californians have burned down half of the world's forests through gender reveal parties

[@jtiumproductions7629]

me too But I wouldn't be surprised if that happened, just it wouldn't only be the Californians faults

[@r2dxhate]

How dare they assume a California baby's gender.

[@r2dxhate]

A moment of silence for @@helo6824 for living in California.

[@helo6824]

@@r2dxhate thank you

[@user-qr3ee3zp8q]

A gender reveal party is such a Californian thing to do though.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Its sad to see that there are literally don;t believe in climate change and the governments are staying mostly quiet on this. I'm making a video on this very topic. This is OUR planet. This is OUR future and if we dont do anything to change it, it's gonna have dire consequences.

[@anameisntenough]

Well said

[@epicstuff7522]

Thats depressing

[@theWZZA]

Too many people are concerned with short term gain

[@TheFamilyClub]

Those who don’t believe are ones who care just about themselves and doesn’t want to know how their actions impact the future inhabitants on earth.

[@Tradingpassion]

Govnt alone cannot till individuals' take responsbility.

[@jeremiah-howden]

This animation is so fluid, it never stops moving.

[@quyav5434]

TED: What if there were 1 trillion more trees? Me: Awesome

[@elifeanor]

You can help decrease global warming by: eating less fish Turning off faucet when brushing teeth Plant trees in backyard Recycling Using Ecosia instead of Google Eating plant-based sustenance and reduce meat intake Using less plastic Spreading awareness Decreasing plastic use

[@r2dxhate]

I prefer the Venus project

[@HowlingWolf518]

... Who the f**k leaves the tap on when they're brushing their teeth?

[@peepeetrain8755]

yeah ok but let's not forget the fact that this is propoganda pushed on the major global companies to make us feel like we're the problem while they are the ones that are actually polluting the earth

[@r2dxhate]

@@HowlingWolf518 I turn on the shower for background noise while i poop

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

@@r2dxhate well that's irresponsible

[@saumyashree4926]

“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”

[@thesexybatman263]

/im14anthisisdeep

[@HerMi.T]

True

[@Jake12220]

You get there has been a steady increase in the amount of trees on earth every year since at least the 70's? People get told so much nonsense, the earth is greening. What happened in the Amazon last year was also blown way out of proportion and was more to do with politics than the environment. Did you even know there was more forest being burned in Africa at the time people were crying about the Amazon or that on average over the last decade less of the Amazon was burnt than normal or that China plants billions of trees each year(has for a very long time) that Canada plants hundreds of millions, as do many other countries. If anything trees may be part of the reason why the earth is warming due to the amount of water vapour they are adding to the atmosphere and because the work as heatsinks at night.

[@lordgarion514]

@@Jake12220 Nope..... "Scientists have long debated about the impact on global climate of water evaporated from vegetation. New research concludes that evaporated water helps cool the earth as a whole, not just the local area of evaporation, demonstrating that evaporation of water from trees and lakes could have a cooling effect on the entire atmosphere. These findings have major implications for land-use decision making." www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914161729.htm

[@lordgarion514]

@@Jake12220 And yes, the world is greening. That's irrelevant. LOTS of plants like the warmer temperatures. But even the vast majority of those heat loving plants have a limit of just a few degrees warmer than the "average" they're used to. But the plants we rely on for our food, aren't really in the "heat loving" category...... See the problem? Climate change and global warming *ARE* real. Even ExxonMobil has come out and admitted their own scientific research, going back several decades, "mirrors" the mainstream science.

[@danrono9725]

I'm from Kenya and I appreciate you starting with that quote from our daughter Wangari Mathai. I strive to pay her legacy respect by planting as many trees as possible in my ancestral home

[@ОлегКозлов-ю9т]

Short answer: it would still catch only 1/6 of our carbon emissions. I'm stunned by this fugure. We're emitting way to much carbon, folks

[@imnormal7990]

what about algae tho

[@rubenlopez6352]

Sure, we need less of us, like only 1/8 of humans today

[@rabbathussain9230]

Overpopulation is a mythical problem presented by corporations to blind us to their carbon emissions. So much for free market economy.

[@rubenlopez6352]

@@rabbathussain9230 Not really, carbon emissions is more in favor of corporation, they stand to make a lot of money from renewable energies. They get more government money, less environment requirements and they charge more. Al Gore went from 8 million to 100 thanks to his green movement

[@rabbathussain9230]

@@rubenlopez6352 I wasn't aware of it but you do raise a good point. But we don't see renewable energy becoming widespread, though. We still have corporation exploiting natural resources like lithium and destroying entire economies as well. And the garment industry almost completely relies on having manufacturers in third world countries for cheap labor and little to no environmental safety standards. I guess what I meant was that corporations will use our guilt against us and we have to channel that towards something more meaningful instead of just switching to kale smoothies.

[@fabiof4946]

Meanwhile in Brazil: Can we burn a "perfect" forest?

[@midnightgear2616]

The problem is in a lack of education and infrastructure.

[@Knoah321]

@@midnightgear2616 the problem is greediness. The Brazil government wants more land means more money.

[@zaraiwzara]

@Decem not at all, we wont just damage the atmosphere by burning down the amazon without any economic need in the first place, we will damage one of the most biological diverse regions on the planet

[@ananthukrishnakumar3714]

A sad fact

[@Frozo-nt2ky]

@@Knoah321 Brazil is a developing country, and so are all the countries around the Amazon. It’s very very hard to just tell them to stop

[@pinnedcomment8614]

Today I learned Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be Boston, Oregon.

[@par9362]

Thanks for the info. Seriously a weird thought, based on how iconic Boston, MA is.

[@mayochupenjoyer]

I’m from Boston, and I did not know this. That’s weird. We did invent O.K. though

[@al-nur999]

Thanks for this!

[@isaacwong5966]

@@Schnoz42069 not the sign but the term : oh kay

[@Blue_3987]

It was on the last page of my maths notebook I failed the paper😂

[@sharkbrother6596]

"Planting all these trees could have unforseen consequences." Like it could be any worse than what we do already

[@DadsCigaretteRun]

Could be much much worse! We are still surviving very well for now (we definitely need to do some thing about climate change) But in regards to planting all those trees. Maybe potentially forest fires they cover entire countries or more? Or kills off entire species? It’s really hard to say but either way we need to do something about our current situation

[@tonyravioli1982]

Ever see Futurama? They literally have an episode, showing an unforeseen consequence of having 1 trillion more trees.

[@crunchyingrowntoenail3927]

@@DadsCigaretteRun kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpW7nISgjdyaorM

[@aditisk99]

Well how about half the area?

[@jessicagerrie1957]

Where drylands have been transformed into forests by intensive tree planting a warming effect has been observed. Arid areas are light coloured and reflect the heat from the sun, whereas trees are dark and absorb heat. This quality is known as 'albedo'. It happens in the Arctic when ice melts exposing dark ocean which absorbs more heat and so speeds up the rate of melting. With the best of intentions we do have the potential to make things worse.

[@moodleblitz]

when you realize planting a billion hectares of forest only covers a sixth of our emissions

[@raghavsethi841]

Yeah but we will have to start somewhere. As we go along with it maybe we will find an even better solution along the way.

[@moodleblitz]

@@raghavsethi841 we can only be hopeful

[@divyapari9164]

We have to reduce our emissions drastically along with ecosystem rejuvenation, there is no other way

[@EmeraldEnchantments]

We are reducing our emissions drastically. The only reason its still going up is population. Cars, factories, even coal power plants are far more efficient than they were even 10 years ago. We will be fine. Those who like electric cars drive one. No need to completely get rid of fossil fuels. Plants trees, build a few dozen carbon capture plants, reduce wasted energy and old mother earth will snap back.

[@totallycrazystudios1801]

1/6 is still better than 0%

[@ahhhhhh124]

A NEW YEARS TRADITION WE SHOULD HAVE IS TOO PLANT 3 TREES EACH! (Im getting some friends together and were gonna plant 20)

[@keishaj4143]

Om gosh this is such a good idea... If everybody (who is able) did this... 🙊

[@aotulapongen8382]

Fruit trees too so that birds and small animals can have a good source other than human scraps.

[@aflower6955]

@@keishaj4143 lol trees will capture the earth

[@FiensZy]

@@aflower6955 it's better than poisonous gasses

[@sadiasaba3863]

@@aflower6955 but the bitter truth is that everyone is not gonna follow it

[@johntr5964]

My grandmother,who lives in a village,had told me about a giant olive tree that was in a field nearby.She said that it was at least 300 years old,and that it needed six men to hug its trunk-that's how giant it was.Unfortunately,at some point it was chopped down,to make room for a new road...I'm just imagining how many tones of greenhouse gases that tree took care of during its lifetime. I know it would probably don't meen anything but please,If you think of cutting down a tree,think twice:These soldiers of Mother Earth are for a large part responsible for our continued existence... #SaveTheTrees

[@Jake12220]

300 years old for an olive tree is still pretty young. The oldest ones are around 5000 years old. It's certainly sad to see old trees cut down, but their timescales are very different to ours.

[@tarickpersaud6761]

Wow

[@bramvanduijn8086]

If you plant 2 trees (or more) for each tree you cut down, the long term effect will be more trees. This technique won't protect old trees and their ecological and cultural value, but it will protect the continued existence of the forest.

[@MrSzoSs]

I think the great thing about nature is that it always finds a way to restore itself and sends us a message whether it's the next storm, flood, earthquake or other disaster waiting to happen. It's just about how much longer we are going to ignore them because we might've not been the ones that were affected by it although we are all play a role in climate change whether it's good or bad.

[@Rindew]

The animation is just amazing I could play a game like this for just aesthetics alone

[@tasnimmahfuznafis8892]

Usually all ted-ed videos have very good graphics and animation, but this particular one has to be my top favourite. Loved the entire work done here .

[@derekerm160]

MrBeast: challenge accepted

[@mrbeastfanclub315]

We're all waiting for him.

[@studyspirit5465]

He already planted 20 million trees right?

[@derekerm160]

Over 20 million

[@FiensZy]

That one country who planted 5 Billion : Amateurs

[@lauren9536]

TEAM TREES

[@user-uw3fi2zg4t]

and the coolest part is we would have more forest to explore and more nature to enjoy

[@TheOriginalFlowerdough]

a big part of reducing those emissions is through the use of mycelium, a fungal growth underneath forests with a symbiotic relationship with trees, granting them a communication method while strengthening everything in the area, making growth easier for other plants as well

[@TheOriginalFlowerdough]

this INSTANTLY makes this sort of revitalization method MUCH easier as the use of one species can be somewhat mitigated, though sparse dotting of various trees to grow into an area through use of mycelium and time would create a FAR denser, more stable and overall strong forested ecosystem capable of supporting more life, this would make earth passable in the time it requires to make somewhere else minimally livable, so we can focus on getting that running then live more and more on that planet giving this one time to heal while using another planet for the less nature-friendly production

[@MoonCobalt]

Mr beast once he reaches one trillion subs: IM GONNA PLANT 1 TRILLION TREES

[@AnonymousOblivion]

When we hit 1 trillion people, I think we will have larger issues.

[@ArdenSeccoriAzucar]

@@magiccarpet1441 he’s a KZbinr who always gives away money

[@kamille286]

I don't think he'd be alive by the time there are a trillion people on the earth

[@iris3865]

@@AnonymousOblivion alt accounts of all the 7billion people 😂

[@AnonymousOblivion]

@@iris3865 So everyone in the ENTIRE EARTH, including newborns, people without internet, and people in prison, would all need to have 124 alt accounts and their main account subbed to Mr. Beast.

[@Prisoner]

The voice, the animation, the music and sound effects, these videos are not just informative but very enjoyable

[@tyneury]

this channel is so successful in getting their information across. everyone needs a raise

[@ilickcatnip]

The best move we can make immediately is to protect all the existing forests. As we see renewing the depleted ones is too complex, that becomes a very strong reason why we should protect the existing ones. It's very unfortunate that political leaders worldwide don't understand it or don't include this in their development plans.

[@thecobaltemperor]

It’s unfortunate that environmentalalist don’t understand economics

[@ilickcatnip]

@@thecobaltemperor No, it's rather unfortunate that economists and businessmen don't understand environmental sciences.

[@auntyjasmine2566]

@@thecobaltemperor it’s not that they don’t understand economics, or even ignore the economic impacts of governments implementing environmentally friendly legislature. They just understand the long term implications of excess carbon emissions. Also there are economies that are prioritising reducing the amount of carbon released in the atmosphere (i.e. making most forms of public transportation electric) without harming their economy.

[@nothernstar2576]

@@auntyjasmine2566 long term consequences don't matter if you can't provide your population with food now

[@auntyjasmine2566]

@@nothernstar2576 Food ? How is it that states are able reduce carbon emissions and still feed their entire population. You don’t don’t have to sacrifice one in order for the other to exist, the key is finding the right balance/ finding environmentally friendly alternatives of means of production. There are currently lots of brilliant environmental scientists discovering those as we speak, bearing in mind that populations still require food, electricity, water etc..

[@MohdTaufiqueSiddiqui]

The animation was so interactive and soothing to watch

[@jolotabani]

I'm from Finland and I love forests, I could say that I grew up in there :)

[@TheFamilyClub]

I am in Virginia USA and I love them. Our best outdoor activity in getting close to trees. I mean hiking is the best part

[@loucar.o]

I lived in a farm near a forest back then and me and my brother (sometimes with our cousins) would just go explore the forest,, the good old times

[@jolotabani]

My father owns some parts of the forest and I would go with my family to there every time I was at my father's home, and still do. We make a fire every time we go there, and we eat sandwiches, sausages and hot chocolate. Sometimes we build huts from spruce ranches and we lay there while the fire is crackling and snow is falling. I wish I would see the northern lights one day while camping, we call them "fox' fires" or "fox' tails" (revontulet)

[@GregorySerrano1986]

Awesome. Finland is absolutely beautiful.

[@yadiaag7771]

This year I planted 3 fruit trees on my property to add to my already 15 fruit and nut trees. I still have 6 evergreen trees to plant in autumn along with two flowering trees and I want to add 5 more fruit tree plus more bushes for my wild rabbits and birds to play in. Basically…..I want a mini forest. My dad says I’m a lot like my grandpa, while many neighbors hate to see weeds and wildlife eating their hard work I am fascinated by the wild flowers and bunnies that come to eat. My grandpa in Mexico used to pay to clean a spring every single year so wild animals and his pigs could play in the water, everyone called him a lunatic for paying and not using it himself but he said it was totally worth it. Unlike everyone else’s dry land tho, his was always overflowing with water and food. Dad said it was his generosity and that his lands thanked him back by never going dry. A lot of native teachings got lost and my grandpa learned the most from his uncle who just like him learned to love the land and respect the animals there. My parents and I want to make our home turn into a food forest, I hope we can also get solar panels soon too. A tree offers clean air, shade, food, shelter for animals and it’s beautiful so I don’t see problems with more….there was once so many more.

[@hydrogenn527]

I am so grateful APEC School introduced TED Animation to us. It really assisted us to be enlighted.

[@dellie8753]

i had to come back and watch the video again because the animation deserves it's own attention

[@amills3271]

What can really help is replanting of a variety of species of seagrass in shallow coastal areas!!!! Grows 4 times quicker than your average land plant n sequesters alot more carbon!!! And also adds as a fish nursery!!😀👍

[@muhammadahmadkhurram8186]

Currently I'm trying to plant 3 to 5 trees in my garden plus an additional 2 mango trees I planted last month - we need to come together to fix what we've done

[@willo90li]

I am anticipating TeamTrees Part Two: Electric Boogaloo

[@AbdulGoodLooks]

Mr beast could make team trees a yearly thing.

[@evagerritsen1605]

Hermitcraft fan?

[@willo90li]

@@evagerritsen1605 How on Gods green earth did you know?!?!

[@AbdulGoodLooks]

@@evagerritsen1605 Hermit Challenge: plant 1000 trees

[@samsunguser3148]

tree drones be dropping next year eh?

[@maheshashetty1]

The best channel in youtube that present animation in a wonderful way. I admire Ted ed for their contribution towards sharing knowledge.

[@TheFamilyClub]

Very right. It’s very informative

[@HerMi.T]

As well as kurzgesagt.

[@fallingsunshine4797]

7 years ago, I asked my Environmental Science teacher what trees were more sustainable and which absorbed more carbon dioxide, and he had no clue. This video answered soooo many questions. Thank you for your hard work TED ED!

[@karlnikolasalcala8208]

This should be Ted-Ed's default animation, it's so satisfying to watch

[@TheFuturistTom]

I love Ted-Ed! They inspired my sci-fi/futurist channel!!

[@TheFamilyClub]

Agreed. We learn everyday from this channel

[@aadhyaivaturi495]

Self-Promoter

[@anujbangad3973]

Write ' W ' if you think he is self- promoting his channel and you see it in every comment section.. You can be inspired by various channels, perfectly fine; you can write It on every channel, but why r u writing on every video......

[@brixsumaoang7567]

Humans: We should plant more trees! Phytoplanktons: *Hold my beer

[@anhphuongnguyen6348]

The music and and animation is just so calming. Like the time you sit under a tree, peacefully reading a book, inhaling the fresh air that trees give us

[@udipta21]

My parents gifted me a tree to plant on my 9th birthday. I'm 37 today and I live on the other side of the planet. But I can see that tree from Google maps. It's one of the best feelings.

[@jeeecyang]

"This giant SEQUoia has SEQUestered roughly 1400 TONS of atmospheric carBON" that line fire

[@Tom-H1]

Well I hope not, such an old tree would be vulnerable to fire!

[@LeonardBecker]

I´ve just planted 1508 Trees!

[@shreyapatil6348]

Can we take a moment to appreciate this amazing zen animation!

[@patmyles4776]

You can't believe how good nature is at planting trees. Our efforts to grow trees is like adding an eyedropper worth of water to the ocean.

[@amjadnawaz5122]

The real question is, "can we save our already 'perfect' forest?"

[@anandhua.b4589]

it's not "already perfect" it's extremely inadequate

[@jamesfixx440]

This animation is absolutely beautiful!

[@MooShiu]

I miss the time when cyanobacteria almost killed all life with oxygen.

[@vinodbisht1973]

😂😂😂😎😎

[@maruthimacha9418]

Wtf

[@vinodbisht1973]

@@maruthimacha9418 Yes earlier oxygen rich environment amost killed life on the Earth😎

[@qqvx]

Kill em with kindness

[@prfm_setya95]

Then: Great Oxygenation Event Now: Great Carbon dioxideation Event T_T

[@floatingwaterlily6754]

This is thing i tried to implement in every students after taught about photosynthesis “Have a chance, plant any plant.” And you will find the better world in the future.

[@Monkeyboy1138]

I feel like I’m permanent reminded of John Hammond in the Lost World: Jurassic Park: ‘These creatures require our absence to survive, not our help. And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way.’ We seem to think we’re more important than our natural world, that a billions of years old planet needs us to fix the mess we’ve caused. When in reality it needs our absence and time.

[@bramvanduijn8086]

True, but I promised not to kill myself.

[@chadwick6710]

You lowkey want to make us extinct

[@Monkeyboy1138]

@@chadwick6710 extinct no, but we could do with maybe lowering (or at least plateauing) population numbers and working more in line with nature, rather than against it all the time. Maybe learn to understand nature more rather than always thinking we know what’s right - even with good intentions we rarely do. This planet knows how to look after itself, how to regenerate - look at Chernobyl now with 30 years of little to no human intervention, or expanses of the ocean and islands that now don’t allow human visitations - it just needs us to stop taking and trying to alter things.

[@vacafuega]

Yes, this 1000 times. The somewhat good news is that human population is set to plateau and then decline fairly sharply in the next couple of decades. China's population may stabilise as soon as next decade. This means if we campaign to limit pollution, create a carbon tax, and rebuild the ecosystem to some extent, those changes may live to grow and flourish someday.

[@vacafuega]

@@bramvanduijn8086 You don't need to! Simply commit to not having kids, or any more kids, and then look into simple options like carbon offsetting (which is actually pretty affordable! We're talking 50-100 euros per person per year), and other small gestures that add up. The main one would be raising awareness with people you know and suggesting doable solutions.

[@vprasadrao7387]

Ted-ed: What if there were 1 trillion more trees?? Humans: Well... there is a lot of work to do.

[@TristanSamuel]

Let's recreate the Hanging gardens of Babylon!

[@HerMi.T]

Yes great idea. I know there are hate toward china for his works. But it also present a very good way of growing forest without covering huge land. By growing trees in buildings. It is also practiced in Italy.

[@r2dxhate]

@@HerMi.T China will be forgiven in the future, but they're going to be punched square in the nose before they understand their place. Just look at their fishing boats that are being sunk all over the world for invading the entire worlds fish supply this year, even the galapagos.

[@IwldntabusesubstancesILOVETHEM]

I recognised what you said! Fate series really does teach you things

[@tuesdaywithanh]

Yes! Sustainable architecture is so cool, and we should make it everywhere we can

[@HerMi.T]

@@IwldntabusesubstancesILOVETHEM yes it did teach me. Especially the main themes around heroism in Fate Stay Night and Zero really make it one of my favourite show. Wait was you talking with Tristan guy? LoL 😅😅😅.

[@YouGuessIGuess]

The The Gulf, written by Jack Davis, he mentions that mangrove trees are especially good at this. Another benefit is that they help stop or slow erosion in coastal areas.

[@flowerondiscord4254]

Can we just appreciate the animation, it’s amazing!

[@ananya.a04]

Both the animation style and the message of the video are equally touching and beautiful. This should be shown to more and more people so as to inspire them to plant and nurture more trees. It's now or never, guys.

[@La-Illaha-Illa-Allah]

I would say that solar energy and graphene are the solution, because graphene is a stable form of carbon that is, at the same time, useful for humans. But processing carbon using carbon is not a good idea, this is why we need solar in the equation to provide us with the energy we need. By this process we could extract carbon atoms from carbon dioxide leaving behind oxygen, which could be utilized in other fields or realeased back to the atmosphere.

[@vacafuega]

That's so cool, I hadn't heard of that until I saw your comment. Thanks for sharing!

[@jaimiehashey9233]

Just came here to vent a little. My heart sinks and I shed some tears as I look around at my live cams and see hardly any snow. I see no snow in Duluth and hardly any on the Montana live cams. My friends up north may still complain about the cold, but I am so alarmed by the lack of snow in what is usually where lots of snow occurs in the winter. And this makes me fear what this summer will be like and what extreme weather events that will be coming in our future.

[@m.yorlenivasquez4920]

This is one of your best videos! Please, keep creating materials to raise awareness about environmental conservation.

[@iloveyellow7214]

Whoever made this video is awesome! Its so aesthetically pleasing but also educational 👌

[@duewhat9815]

When he said "is there a fast growing, long living tree that we can plant world wide?" my first thought was, invasive plants have a much likelier chance of having a more detrimental impact on ecosystems than invasive animals.

[@HomoNouveau]

Although ive always had 4-5 plants in my apartment balcony.. In 2020 during the pandemic my mom planted an additional 12-15 plants... I saw 3 different species n of tiny weaver birds n butterflies coming to my balcony almost every week since... They even have made anest laid eggs n multiplied it's like a nice micro ecosystem in my house Its quite therapeutic too to watch the plants sway in the wind or create a translucent shadow during bring sunlight! The smallest such changes has a big impact on our planet!

[@Iostars]

This very enlightening and educative. Thanks so much! I sometimes daydream of the number of trees I could plant if I were as rich as elon musk or jeff bezos, but turns out the issue is much more complex than simply planting new trees. Question though: what are the six countries you mentioned at 3:55?

[@Tourwirn1]

LoLNo

[@turnwaiter5766]

"general sherman is the worlds largest tree" *hyperion:* "am I a joke to you?"

[@rhinoisgod]

I believe Hyperion is the TALLEST but i think General Sherman is the Thiccest (probably like 7 c's!)

[@rhinoisgod]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superlative_trees#Largest

[@turnwaiter5766]

a girthy tree is the best tree #thicctrunks

[@crunchyingrowntoenail3927]

Nah Here's an explanation vid about General sherman vs Hyperion kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpW7nISgjdyaorM

[@woocheongan1437]

Whoever made this video is awesome! Its so aesthetically pleasing but also educational，With increasing frequency of forest fires on a massive scale, growing demand in the lumber industry, and global urbanization of habitats, From a long-term perspective, we need to plant trees, and I hope more people can join in the activities of planting trees and contribute to the greening of the earth.

[@shovanabajracharya]

I'm so grateful for the few trees we have around our house. Even when they aren't giving us fruits all year round, they're storing the carbon emissions and making our air and soil better, I believe.

[@elifeanor]

You can help decrease global warming by: - *Eating less fish* - Turning off the faucet when brushing teeth - *Planting trees* - *Recycling* - Using Ecosia instead of Google - Eating plant-based sustenance and reduce meat intake - Using less plastic - *Spreading awareness* - Decreasing plastic use

[@bakshir]

-helping tear down corporate structures that overwhelmingly cause the most amount of pollution

[@dealarr]

- Eating no fish (refer to meat section below) - Turning off the faucet when brushing teeth - Planting trees - Recycling - Using Ecosia instead of Google - Eating plant-based sustenance and eliminate meat intake (is a cow or a sheep less than a dog or a cat? They all move and struggle when they are killed, they feel pain if they struggle) - Using less plastic - Spreading awareness - Decreasing plastic use

[@whatishappening3582]

@@bakshir louder for the people in the back

[@PogF1sh]

what is a faucet?

[@Kbcqw]

those are all "good" things.. but minuscule in comparison to the vast emissions caused by the factories around the world operating day and night year round. plus, while wealthier people living in very developed countries have the luxury to be able to do all of those things, you have to understand that the majority of people on earth DO NOT.

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

One way to prevent economic depletion of these restored zones is to integrate fruit bearing plant life that way governments can employ foragers to go pick the fruits and vegetables and sell them this could create jobs while also helping to drop the price of healthy foods. And with such Bountiful plant life wild game is bound to inhabit these restored areas allowing for regulated hunting of game wether it be by the civilian population or employed foragers, this hunted game will help supplement the meat market while we try to move away from large scale animal farming. These areas can also be designated as national parks to help protect them.

[@vacafuega]

Good point!

[@abhinandvysakhi]

question:Can we build a "perfect" forest? answer:yes we can,why can't we? after my comment question changed

[@User-jr7vf]

They changed both the title and thumbnail

[@yuushi3567]

4:49 in turkey we have an expression for that we say otel olmayacak yerden duman çıkmaz means there will be no smoke if there is no hotel to bıild . some people burns forests then uses it to excuse for building hotels and it doesn't matter if it's sea side or middle of nowhere

[@vivekduggal987]

People : it's difficult to plant so many trees Mr beast : I have helped in planting over a million trees

[@vishwakumar2864]

Mr beast : I planted over 23 million trees ECOSIA : I planted over 112 million trees (350,000 in India) with my users not by donating, but just by making their "daily internet searches". 😎 Anyone can plant trees by using Ecosia instead of Google . Dont trust me , get to know about it yourself !

[@emilmuhrman]

Well in just Sweden we plant around 380 million trees yearly.

[@arjund.4817]

Beautifully animated, and well explained.

[@Terrakinetic]

Original Title: Can we grow a perfect forest? Short Answer: No

[@phill3king155]

Love your profile picture

[@ShaneHarderPhoto]

Love that the "General Sherman" animation looks absolutely nothing like a giant sequoia.

[@person8019]

I'd put it this way: "1 trillion more trees = More oxygen, more oxygen = Giant bugs. " :D

[@denistereshchenko6458]

Also, a giant spiders. I already hate them, but if they become even bigger, I would want to live on Mars or somewhere

[@Frozo-nt2ky]

@@denistereshchenko6458 NOOOOOOOOO screw the trees

[@AnonymousOblivion]

Then before we plant any more trees, we must DELETE MOSQUITOES.

[@denistereshchenko6458]

@@AnonymousOblivion And spiders

[@crazydragy4233]

Not gonna lie, you probably wouldn’t notice the size difference. The oxygen amount in atmosphere would probably have to (percentage wise) increase significantly and we wouldn’t be able to handle it before giant bugs become actually relevant. Also imagine destroying species of animals just bc u don’t like them.... Quite despicable if u ask me, especially since they do far more for the world in their respective ecosystems than most average humans that advocate for such ludicrous ideas.