Posts Tagged ‘ Replanting the Rainforest ’

Save the Forests with a Tree Avalanche

April 9, 2009
By Beth Buczynski
Save the Forests with a Tree Avalanche

According to the World Resource Institute based at Washington DC (U.S.A.), the rates of rainforest destruction are 2.4 acre per second, 149 acres per minute, 214000 acres per day and 78 million acres per year. These are truly daunting numbers. To solve the problem of deforestation, we have to plant forests, not just trees....
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BioChar: The new slash and burn?

April 4, 2009
By Beth Buczynski
BioChar: The new slash and burn?

Soil wasn’t designed for agriculture. Now, before all you farmers and gardeners start composing pointed explanations to refute that statement, allow me to clarify. Soil, as it is, is not able to sustain year after year of nutrient-depleting crop growth…unless it’s enhanced in some way. Traditionally, this has meant the introduction of a plethora...
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Those Ain’t Your Mamma’s Rainforests Anymore…

April 2, 2009
By Beth Buczynski
Those Ain’t Your Mamma’s Rainforests Anymore…

They’re yours! (And more importantly, your childrens’ children’s). Traditional conservation tactics and passive efforts have not done nearly enough to save this precious habitat and the unique species that call it home. So- it’s time to think outside the box. Developed by the Eco Preservation Society and implemented in conjunction with Borneo Orangutan Survival...
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