[IYRPsupportgroup] Result of planting trees in grasslands

[Carolyn Baldwin]

In the North American Great Plains, we have experience of 100 years or more of planting trees in native rangelands and a lack of tree-removing prescribed burning due to a forestry bias.  The result isn't good for rangelands, as detailed in this new publication.


Reducing woody encroachment in grasslands: A guide for understanding risk and vulnerability

Twidwell et. al

https://t.e2ma.net/click/xwr0qg/xsk02po/13nhso

Carol


Carol Baldwin, Ph.D.

Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community Vitality

Umberger 103, 1612 Claflin Road
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785.532.0416
carolbaldwin at ksu.edu
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Subject: Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] President of Mongolia commits to planting a billion trees by 2030


This email originated from outside of K-State.


Hi,



This is even worse…



UNCCD expresses readiness to support President’s initiative (montsame.mn)<https://montsame.mn/en/read/279993?fbclid=IwAR2VwOfwffIrD1KPzfpGVTzPy48OVKJMMqwfWQVMbZJpqjIbRcMneCYKwRY>







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

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


I am wondering where this tree planting will take place: https://montsame.mn/en/read/279993







Fiona Flintan

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