India Spent 200 Years as a Tree Planting Research Facility These are the outcomes

 India Spent 200 Years as a Tree Planting Research Facility These are the outcomes

In order to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere that warms the world while simultaneously enhancing biodiversity, the advantages ecosystems provide, and even the viability of livelihoods, it has been advocated that forests be let to regenerate naturally.

However, initiatives to enhance global forest cover in order to slow down climate change have tended to focus on building plantations of quickly expanding trees. It goes without saying that planting trees can show effects far more quickly than natural forest regeneration. This is useful if the goal is to produce a lot of wood rapidly or to certify carbon credits that consumers and businesses purport to purchase to offset their emissions.

Plantations on farms and bare land can offer fuel and timber, relieving strain on natural forests and assisting in their regeneration. However, irresponsible tree planting can unleash exotic species and even drive people off their property.

India has been experimenting with tree plantings for more than 200 years, providing valuable insights regarding the effects that various methods of recovering forests have on nearby communities and the larger ecosystem. Foresters now should take note of this uncommon long-term view to avoid making the same mistakes as in the past.