Re-foresting

"Cutting trees is a scientific, industrialized process. On the other hand, tree-planting is mostly done by hand." Since earth is losing 11 billion trees per year, the way to reverse the loss is to "find someone who can enable industrial-scale reforestation." Environmental engineer Lauren Fletcher is that guy (yesterday's post) who will take it on.

Deforestation is a concern because trees are enormously important to life on earth. They absorb carbon dioxide, use it for photosynthesis, and emit oxygen as a waste product back into the air - oxygen that we all breathe. Then humans and animals exhale carbon dioxide back into the air for plants to absorb. The global system works beautifully, but is getting out of balance.

How willl they plant a billion trees per year? Check out their website.