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My niece asked me why we can't just plant a trillion trees
We were looking at a picture book about forests last weekend, and she said 'if we need more trees, why don't we just plant a whole bunch, like a trillion?' I had to explain it's not that simple, needing the right land, water, and care for them to actually survive and help. Has anyone found a good way to explain the limits of big tree-planting projects to kids?
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hollyl2528d ago
Yeah, I saw a thing about how some big planting projects fail because they put trees where they don't naturally grow. So even if you plant them, they just die. What's a good way to tell a kid that without making them feel hopeless?
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wade87128d ago
People forget trees are part of a whole living system. You need the right bugs, birds, and fungi in the soil for a forest to be healthy. Just sticking a trillion baby trees in the ground misses that bigger picture. It's like trying to build a house with only nails and no wood or tools. The trees might not grow strong, and the whole plan falls apart.
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