{"id":5835,"date":"2018-03-28T11:31:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T11:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=5835"},"modified":"2018-04-01T21:47:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T21:47:59","slug":"plant-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/plant-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Plant a Tree when you can Plant a Forest? | Andrea Blumenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s the most important thing you can do for the future? Here’s how\u00a0a not-for-profit organisation\u00a0is reversing\u00a0desertification in Andalusia: Get inspired and plant a tree!<\/h3>\n

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Andrea Blumenstein writes…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When Warren Buffet said,<\/h5>\n

\u201cSomeone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

he could have gone on. And on. Why? Because planting a tree (or many) might just be the most important thing each of us can do for the future.<\/p>\n

Thirty years ago, \u201cPlant a tree!\u201d was plastered on signs around the globe and crooned by singer songwriters hoping to change the world. Since then, scientists got to work trying to verify an official tree count as the urgency of conservation reached a boiling point.<\/p>\n

So how many trees actually populate the planet now? The most recent count estimates 3.04 trillion. A peer-reviewed study by Yale University with this estimate didn\u2019t come out until 2015, but it\u2019s safe to say that we didn\u2019t plant enough when John Denver asked us all to \u201cPlant a Tree for Your Tomorrow\u201d in his 1989 PSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Have you hugged a tree today?<\/h5>\n

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If not, maybe you should. Trees are being sacrificed at the hands of humans at an alarming rate. Regardless of what number estimate you choose, there is no doubt that the world is depleting natural resources to the point where just\u00a0\u201cplanting a tree\u201d isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

Deforestation and the compounding growth of farmlands are the biggest offenders. Large-scale, mechanized agriculture and globalization deplete resources at a rate previously unheard of.\u00a0 And, not surprisingly, the planet doesn\u2019t have the hundred years necessary to rebuild a forest at this speed of consumption.<\/p>\n

Growing a Food Forest in Andalusia<\/h5>\n

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Danyadara<\/a>, the philanthropic arm of Suryalila Retreat Centre<\/a>, is transforming the earth in its stewardship. The project occupies land in the foothills of the Sierra de la Grazalema where a long history of human interaction with \u2013 and reliance upon \u2013 the natural landscape has reached a breaking point.<\/p>\n

The Dehesa, a traditional amalgamation of agriculture and natural grasslands and shrubbery in Spain, is falling out of favour. Cultivation of singular crops (monoculture) is the norm, and inevitably leads to immense segments of exposed land, adding to the threat of desertification.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are tackling the problem of exposed land by planting a vibrant food forest,\u201d says Jacob Evans, Farm Manager. \u201cSoil is more than just dirt, it is a moving, living and changing habitat.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In November 2017, Danyadara planted 4,900 trees to launch the food forest. The trees, coined \u201cpioneer trees\u201d are not the most beautiful or the most familiar but were hand selected as the right flora to face the challenge of rebuilding the soil. If you are interested in donating or learning more about the project, visit www.danyadara.com\/donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Future of Trees<\/h5>\n

Today, it is estimated that there are slightly more than three trillion trees on Earth, but calculations of human impact suggest that we as a species have cut down a comparable amount since the formation of civilized societies.\u00a0 Scary since trees are responsible for producing oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide and are integral to habitat formation.<\/p>\n

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To learn more about the 2015 study, check out this article by The Guardian<\/a> or this one by the Los Angeles Times<\/a>. You can also try your hand at aiding the conservation efforts at home. Treehugger.com has some great tips for kickstarting your own backyard mini-forest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next time you find yourself wandering down the philosophical treadway contemplating whether or not when a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it makes a sound, maybe change thought directions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for a Fourth Agricultural Revolution that will replant grasslands, protect the soil and care for indigenous flora and fauna. Trees are the environmental all-stars that provide shade, prevent damaging erosion and create microclimates to foster life. Say yes to oxygen production. Say yes to carbon sequestration and the fight against land degradation. Say yes to trees!<\/p>\n

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\"environment\"Andrea Blumenstein<\/strong> is a full-time freelance writer currently dispatching from southern Spain where she writes prose, teaches yoga and fills in as an occasional garden laborer. In addition to\u00a0Movement for Modern Life<\/i>\u00a0you can find her work in\u00a0Louisiana Kitchen and Culture<\/i>,\u00a0Country Roads<\/i>,\u00a0Gambit Weekly<\/i>,\u00a0Rodale’s Organic Life<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Paste Magazine<\/i>. When not at the computer, she can be found jogging outside, dancing anywhere and everywhere, or, curled up with a book. Andrea also really likes cats and hanging out with animals in general.<\/p>\n

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Suryalila<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a yoga retreat centre in southern Spain where the wholesome nurture and care lavished upon guests is bestowed also upon the environment. Danyadara<\/a> is their not-for-profit project which is transforming desert into productive land through tree planting.<\/p>\n

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