Instead of planting trees, let's respect the forests!
A forest burned by fire in northeast Ljusdal, central Sweden, July 26, 2018. (Illustrative image) TT News Agency / via REUTERS
By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow
1 min
While many initiatives invite the planting of trees, botanist Francis Hallé reminds us that a forest is the result of several centuries of evolution.
And nothing beats a healthy forest to store as much carbon as possible, shelter biodiversity, and resist fires and disease.
For example, Sweden is among the most forested countries in Europe, but only 10% of its forest cover is natural.
Result: its forests are not resistant to fires and they are ravaged by insects.
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Guest:
the botanist Francis Hallé
who plans to recreate a primary forest in Europe:
Report:
Sweden discovers that its forests are only huge plantations by
Frédéric Faux.
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