I've been trying to decide what to post for a blog and have chosen to write about one of the things that matters deeply to me - reforestation. Until I started working with some friends in Costa Rica who reforested their farm there, I had no idea what an important issue it was. Trees in the tropics absorb far more atmospheric carbon dioxide than the trees we have up here. But even more important is the preservation of species diversity. There's a world-wide crisis of species extinction that we hear almost nothing about and the best antidote is reforesting to create biological corridors.
So I've added the link that describes the work my friends are doing - go take a look if it's something that interests you. If you come visit me in Costa Rica I'll take you to Roberta and Dan's place and let her take you on a tour of the land they've restored to forest. It's enough to restore hope that we might be able to make a difference on this planet!
1 comment:
Mary:
Great post! Reforestation and ecological restoration are issues that I am becoming more and more interested in. I wrote an ethics paper on carbon emissions last Spring and thought that I made a great case for carbon emission reduction. Thanks for the work that you are doing. We can't do it all, but we ALL can do something. We would LOVE to make it down there and see what you all are doing.
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