Reforestation
So architects do square and hew
Green trees that in the forest grew.
--Andrew Marvell
Green trees that in the forest grew.
--Andrew Marvell
Reforestation is a human response to changes in the environment. There are a variety of definitions, goals, approaches, and proposed solutions to the need to restore forests in diverse regions and ecosystems.
Reforestation by Amber
Asia: China's Great Green Wall Helps Pull CO2 Out of Atmosphere
China increases carbon stored in trees and other plants, reduces desertification
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-s-great-green-wall-helps-pull-co2-out-of-atmosphere/
http://earthtalk.org/great-green-wall-china/
China increases carbon stored in trees and other plants, reduces desertification
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-s-great-green-wall-helps-pull-co2-out-of-atmosphere/
http://earthtalk.org/great-green-wall-china/
Africa: Reforesting Madagascar’s Highlands
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/07/reforesting-madagascars-highlands-a-poetic-lesson-from-nature/
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/07/reforesting-madagascars-highlands-a-poetic-lesson-from-nature/
Africa: The Peace Corps and the Mangrove Forests of Senegal
http://peacecorpssenegal.org/2015/10/09/mangrove-reforestation-2015-building-awareness-of-an-environmental-treasure/
http://peacecorpssenegal.org/2015/10/09/mangrove-reforestation-2015-building-awareness-of-an-environmental-treasure/
Europe Architecture Connection: Vertical Forests for Milan’s Urban Landscape
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/05/15/stefano-boeri-bosco-verticale-vertical-forest-milan-skyscrapers/
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/05/15/stefano-boeri-bosco-verticale-vertical-forest-milan-skyscrapers/
North America: Canadian Drones to Plant 1 Billion Seeds in a Year (Hopefully)
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drones-plant-1-billion-seeds-year-hopefully-180954903/?no-ist
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drones-plant-1-billion-seeds-year-hopefully-180954903/?no-ist
South America: Rain Forest Hero Plants Over 30,000 Trees to Save the Amazon
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/rain-forest-hero-plants-over-30-000-trees-to-save-the-amazon
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/how-five-communities-are-protecting-the-worlds-forests?source=relatedvideo
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/rain-forest-hero-plants-over-30-000-trees-to-save-the-amazon
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/how-five-communities-are-protecting-the-worlds-forests?source=relatedvideo
Australia: Western Australian company receives gold standard certification for carbon emissions reduction
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-14/carbon-neutral-project-earns-certification/6769644
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-14/carbon-neutral-project-earns-certification/6769644
Oceania: Bringing the trees back to Easter Island
http://www.dw.com/en/bringing-the-trees-back-to-easter-island/a-18366801
http://www.dw.com/en/bringing-the-trees-back-to-easter-island/a-18366801
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