Peru Planting Trees to Fight Climate Change

2009 January 12
by novogreen

The effects of climate change are already particularly acute and diverse in Peru, a large country endowed with spectacular natural resources, ranging from the Amazon Rainforest, a desert coast, and the iconic Andes mountains. Proactive and radical solutions like the tree planting project are a good start to taking on the problems of deforestation and climate change, despite the challenges that might arise. The director of the project, Rodolfo Beltran, was quoted as saying that “it hasn’t been easy to obtain 40 million trees, then carefully select the areas where they are to be planted, and finally, determine how they are to be maintained.” I don’t doubt a word he said.

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1 Comment leave one →
2009 April 18
Liz permalink

Hello,

I just have a few questions about reforestation.

What I’d like to know is if you can plant seeds in the ground like tamarind, brazil nuts, cashews, will they grow well being that seeds could be purchased in several hundred pound bags and planted over a vast area for the most economical alternative. Do you have any newsflyer of your project?

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