Let's Just Plant Loads of Trees Shall We? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

[SteveHants]

Planting huge numbers of trees to mitigate climate change is “not always the best strategy” – with some experimental sites in Scotland failing to increase carbon stocks, a new study has found.

Experts at the University of Stirling and the James Hutton Institute analysed four locations in Scotland where birch trees were planted onto heather moorland – and found that, over decades, there was no net increase in ecosystem carbon storage.....
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[betweenthelines]

And on the theme of "Experts got it wrong" BBC News is reporting that rather than seafood having a smaller carbon footprint than other animal proteins a new study says that the Worldwide "bottom trawling (dragging nets across the seabed) industry emits about the same amount of Carbon as the global aviation industry.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Climate change: UK forests 'could do more harm than good'

Mass tree planting could harm the environment if badly planned, a report warns.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Expanding mountain forest promotes climate warming

Birch forest is currently expanding in mountain regions because of climate warming and reduced grazing pressure. A recent study shows that increased mountain forest promotes climate warming.

partner.sciencenorway.no

 

[Ffermer Bach]

'Wrong type of trees' in Europe increased global warming

Scientists say replacing broadleaved species with conifers over the past two centuries has increased global temperatures.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ffermer Bach]

unfortunately, this is the type of utter rubbish we are up against

Reforestation in Norway can inspire Scotland

Both Scotland and Norway suffered large-scale deforestation but in the last century trees have returned to Norway. Learn what this might mean for Scotland

www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

 

[Swarfmonkey]

I’d sooner trust the McCann’s to babysit than trust anything those Rewilding Britain twunts come up with.

The community in Wales that ran them and their idiotic “Summit To Sea” plan out of town with their tails between their legs had the right idea.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

problem is, we seem to be living in an era of emotion over rational thought, and all these re wilding/lets plant trees types play on the heart strings instead of the head, and we arguing with the head.

 

[colhonk]

I think the goverment should give every house in uk a tree to plant in the middle of their garden / patio/whatevery. Then see how in 30 years time weter the clueless ejits still like trees.like

 

[Yale]

Problem is it’s a question of accurate quantification.

It all depends which agenda from which direction.

Tinkering around the edges while the masses are gagging to get back on an aeroplane.

 

[Bald Rick]

I think the goverment should give every house in uk a tree to plant in the middle of their garden / patio/whatevery. Then see how in 30 years time weter the clueless ejits still like trees.like

Think you’ll find Prince Charles has already nicked the idea for the Queens jubilee next year. Calls it “Treebilee”

 

[Swarfmonkey]

It all depends which agenda from which direction

Agenda is the right word.

Rewilding is something being used to camouflage a variety of agendas. Shrubsole, who thinks that rewilding is the way of forcing his left-wing wet dreams on others. Tree, who has used "rewilding" to create what is (for want of a better description) a profitable safari park. The RSPB, who're using it as a way to bash DGS. Monbiot, whose using it as an excuse to bash landowners/farmers/sheep. Just a few examples...

 

[texelburger]

It's just old fashioned common sense,something these tree hugging,environmental lefties clearly lack.How is a deciduous tree,through the 5 months of winter, going to sequestration large amounts of carbon ? Compare that to well managed pasture which,in the right conditions can sequestration carbon all year round.
It's as someone said all about hidden agendas and using the climate to hoodwink naive people into changing their diets.
The World has gone mad.

 

[ACEngineering]

Just seen it on the TV, DFS going to plant a tree for every furniture order, don't think they will grow very well in Tarmac car park

 

[GeorgeC1]

Planting huge numbers of trees to mitigate climate change is “not always the best strategy” – with some experimental sites in Scotland failing to increase carbon stocks, a new study has found.

Experts at the University of Stirling and the James Hutton Institute analysed four locations in Scotland where birch trees were planted onto heather moorland – and found that, over decades, there was no net increase in ecosystem carbon storage.....
Story here

Full Journal Article Here

We need more Bogs etc. as they store carbon for thousands of years.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

No real surprises there - it doesn't really matter what it is growing somewhere, if what's all around it is the same then the landscape isn't going to function as well as a more diverse and "random" natural arrangement will have it functioning

a bit of this, and a bit of that... not really how people think anymore

 

[marco]

"we" never learn. Let's plant trees, then what do they do? f**king monocultures over thousands of acres. Then some pest or disease gets brought in and wipes out the whole lot.

 

[ollie989898]

Planting millions of trees with no consideration for the environment is as bad as covering the same area with tarmac. Importing cheap trees or seedlings also brings the potential for serious disease risks.

 

[devonbeef]

Planting millions of trees with no consideration for the environment is as bad as covering the same area with tarmac. Importing cheap trees or seedlings also brings the potential for serious disease risks.

I am really worried for our native trees for that very reason. Was it not imported infected ashes which started dieback in this country, could be a total cock up , and we may see yet another disease in another tree species. Like Alder or oak.
Do they never learn! My tree planting on this farm now has to come from dug up seedlings against hedge or under trees.Having planted a little Ash wood with bought in trees and lost the lot, not doing that again.

 

[Exfarmer]

I am really worried for our native trees for that very reason. Was it not imported infected ashes which started dieback in this country, could be a total cock up , and we may see yet another disease in another tree species. Like Alder or oak.
Do they never learn! My tree planting on this farm now has to come from dug up seedlings against hedge or under trees.Having planted a little Ash wood with bought in trees and lost the lot, not doing that again.

It was one of our local wildlife trusts, who imoorted Ash Dieback !