ACTIVITIES
GENERAL
Seedling
Planting ~ Mature tree
maintenance - Ivy Removal - - Planting Projects ~ Seed harvesting
and storage ~ Education -
Campaigns - Supporting existing projects and organisations who have
similar goals. - Working with governments ~ Remediation ~ -
Helping people dependent on firewood find alternatives ~ Lobbying
government ~ Recruiting people to create groups who will work locally to plant and maintain trees ~ Improving overall forest health by
improving the health of the forest floor - e.g. by removal of invasive
species including Ivy, also allowing fallen trees to return to the good earth.
PSYCHOLOGY
Be
clear in your mind about how
we humans fit into local and global ecosystems? Do you compute that
tree numbers and tree health are high up in the existential WAR being
fought on the planet? Are you aware of how trees are essential for our
existence?. (Some people are wilfully blind about such things). Are you as
a living being
able to clear away the noise and early indoctrination. Make no mistake,
humans have come into competition with trees and we need to restore the
natural
relationship.
MORE SUBJECTS/TOPICS
Forests - City Trees - Tree care in a
built
environment - Orchards - Garden trees ~ Commercial plantations and
Agroforestry - Green islands. Protected areas that can be
systematically interconnected. ~ Preventing droughts and famines by
afforestation e.g. Could the tragedy in Syria have been made more
difficult to bring about - Linear Orcfhards in hedgerows and bordering
walkways.
What can I do?
Authority or permission is the first
requirement.
EDUCATION
Promoting
Scientific Literacy especially among the young. The young people are
not to be denied a say in their future and we need to equip them with
the tools to achieve effective control of their environmrnt. Ecosystem
Processes need to be taught. ~ Fake green measures such as biomass and
Biofuels need to be debunked.
CAMPAIGN
Puting pressure on governments to stop activities that are actually
damaging. This includes subsidising activities that
damage trees and forests, for example subsidies for upland sheep
farming.Subsidies to owners of tree plantations.
In Scotland to campaign against Sheep Farming. Grouse Shooting and Deer
Stalking. All of these continue to destroy the remaining trees and prevent regrowth.
Protect the
forests.
Find other people and band together. Be clear about objectives and communicate them to
those you wish to convince.
Naming and shaming the denialists and the polluters.Puting pressure on governments to clean up the forestry industry.
Use Oxygen Blackmail, also Offset Shaming
Lobby governments to enforce Deep Decarbonisation.
BOYCOTT
Where possible buy from the more responsible corporations and avoid
interactions with institutions that contribute to damage to our forests
and cause climate change. Approximately 80% of carbon emissions come
from industry. 90% of freshwater goes the same way and over 90% of
waste materials comes from non-domestic sources.
INCENTIVES
Prizes for achievements; Champion Decarboniser, Sequesterer, Vehicle Electrifier, Coal Eliminator,...
MORE SUBJECTS/TOPICS
Forests - City Trees - Tree
care in a
built environment - Orchards - Garden trees ~ Commercial plantations
and Agroforestry - Green islands. Protected areas that can be
systematically interconnected. ~ Preventing droughts and famines by
afforestation e.g. Could the tragedy in Syria have been made more
difficult to bring about Planting susccessor trees ~ Linear Orchards in hedgerows. also bordering
walkways. Healthy forest floors are critical to the health of trees.
Greening the Third World, e.g. Solar Cooking.
GETTING ACTIVE
If you intend to perform any
activity
within a forest remember that even though trees belong to everyone (and
themselves) that authority or permission is the first
requirement.
Is there a local tree volunteer/Warden scheme Who is your local tree
champion? Is there one in your area? Could you
become a local node in a network? Could you be a helper? A Defendero,
perhaps?
There are several databases that need to be
populated, Treezilla
is one, We can
update it with what you consider to be important trees in your
neighbourhood.
Create a network of like minded people, build databases that
include pro-tree people? Planter/tender/guardian can have an entry with
optional details.
If you are compiling information on people be aware that some risk is
involved., Junior Tree Wardens, Tree Defenders.
Turn up at your local Town Council, Parish Council or equivalent and
ask awkward question (Without alienating anyone)
PROTECTION
Toughening up the laws on
Tree Protection. ~ Sheep and deer grazing kills the seedlings. ~ Sheep owners to be held responsible for
seedling damage. ~
Land ownership (example Church of England estate ownership in Scotland)
Estate ownership for game production, Law forcing tree
protection. ~ State and commercial forestry. They deplete the fertility
of the land
and introduce alien species. ~ Action
- Lobbying government. ....
PRACTICAL ACTION
1. You can plant a tree at the bottom of your back garden or somewhere
you can control its destiny (trees can have a destiny) Perhaps you can
share a tree with a neighbour, or more than one, if you can plant it
where three or four gardens meet.
2. Hedgerow tree planting. You will usually be permitted to plant trees
in a farmers hedgerow.
~ Agriculture - Farmers ... Action
- Larger farms to allocate land for tree
planting - Protecting wildwood from agroforestry takeover.
PETITIONS
For example setting aside and compulsory purchase of land for rewilding.
Plantations
Orchards
Hedgerows
THERAPEUTIC
Mental illness and emotional pproblems, also alcoholism and addiction
can be addressed and helped by a dedication to a worthwhile project.
Create and maintain a forest. Even something like planting and
protecting urban trees is useful. All humans are able to benefit from
spending time with nature. A beautiful forest is perhaps
the best place to be to improve our well-being and mood.
Protection
Education is
needed. Much more and better use of the law. Weakening and undermining the power of those who would damage our planet.
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