[IYRPsupportgroup] President of Mongolia commits to planting a billion trees by 2030

[Ariell Ahearn Ligham]

It reminds me of Stalin's great plan for the 'transformation of nature' - also an enormous afforestation campaign to keep the steppe at bay. It was fraught with racist ideas about steppe landscapes, 'drying winds' from Asia and was obsessed with expanding agricultural cultivation into the grasslands.

A great article on this topic: Brain, Stephen. "The great Stalin plan for the transformation of nature." Environmental History 15.4 (2010): 670-700.

I personally think planting a billion trees in Mongolia is a huge waste of time and money.  Better to shut down the coal mines if you really want to make a positive impact for the environment and society.
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I am wondering where this tree planting will take place: https://montsame.mn/en/read/279993







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