Wilshire@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoDenmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forestapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down16
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkDenmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forestapnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoAs I understand it, they have to over plant as many of the trees won’t survive to maturity. If they plant a billion and only a hundred million are still there in fifty years it’s still a big win for the environment.
minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoYes, this is part of it, too. Usually a safe bet is a 20% contingency for planting, but you need to watch your mortality rates, obviously, as big weather events can throw that all out the window.
As I understand it, they have to over plant as many of the trees won’t survive to maturity.
If they plant a billion and only a hundred million are still there in fifty years it’s still a big win for the environment.
Yes, this is part of it, too. Usually a safe bet is a 20% contingency for planting, but you need to watch your mortality rates, obviously, as big weather events can throw that all out the window.