can anyone help my dream come true, to change the world climate by planting one billion trees world wide?

Question

Since there is an alarming increase in global warming and spread of deserts in various parts of the world, I actually see a need to act and solve the emerging problem know ruther than dealing with the consequences later.I therefore thought of a possible solution of salvaging the world by planting 1billion trees across the world.This initiative will help save the drying rivers and lakes in different parts of the world specially Africa,sub-Saharan and caribian countries.Natural resources are diminishing mainly due to global warming.Carbon dioxide emmission by industrialized nations is highly contributing to this situation,therefore affecting African countries which are contributing less to the emmission of harmful gasses that may interfer with the Ozon layer.

One way to come out of this dangerous situation is by planting more trees.I believe that trees canwork wonders to the world and I therefore ask a question,can anyone help my dream and vision come true?The world will be peaceful.

Answer 1

Oops!

Another solution that courts disaster!!!

Most young growing trees use up carbon and give up more oxygen than they consume. So good plant trees.

Or is it?

Modern research shows that as trees grow older this process changers and the trees become oxygen consumers and carbon emitters!!!!!

The obvious solution is to grow trees for use. This would keep the carbon/oxygen cycle at it's optimum. It would supply wood pulp for paper and good wood for domestic and industrial use. A further bonus would be that local populations would be employed and not need to indulge in afforestation to grow crops, hunt the wild life or poach ivory.

Answer 2

POpulation growth is something that Doomsday fanatics have been talking about for years. It was once believed that the Human population could not exceed 4 billion because there wouldn't be enough space on Earth for everyone to live and still be able to eat or even breath. Currently the population is around the 6 billion mark and I for one can still breath and there's still food. In fact there's feilds that are being left fallow for the next year or two so a higher quality of food can be produced. We as a spiecis have the ability to think and plan for future events. No other animal has that ability or at least to the extent that we have. A squirle for example isn't storing nuts because it knows winter is coming and has to make sure it has enough for the whole winter, like a nut a day. It stores food because it's programed into it's DNA and instincts. I've recently read reports, not by a single "scientist" but ones that were published by a large group that actually really researched the situation and came up with the model that if we DO NOT improve our current food, housing and basic scientific understanding, that the Human population can reach about 12 billion before we reach serious problems. So it takes us about 10 years to grow by a billion and that's not counting the fact that the world population is rather top heavy meaning that there are alot more old people than young ones. Honestly there will be problems that pop up, no one will see them coming and they will be eventually delt with. We will continue to grow as a people and our population will grow as well.

Answer 3

Laurel is right. We need to stop human population growth to really solve the problem, but planting trees, asap and lots of them, would really do wonders, methinks. I'd get in on that.
What we can also do is recycle everything, reduce our use of fossil fuels, and force our political representatives to adhere to global environmental policies such as Kyoto. Disallowing the logging of old-growth forests should be a priority as well.

Answer 4

Fine with the trees,but a BILLION?

Keeping in mind that that's one hundred million times 10.

That's alot o durn trees,Johnny Appleseed

didn't even plant that many.

But I'm good for a few..

Answer 5

I love chopping them down dude. I work in the Amazon and every one that comes down gives me more money. We plan to cut down 12,000 trees in the next week dude and i love every minute of it. After all trees are used for furniture,paper and fuel so its all for a good cause.

Answer 6

Billions have been planted. This is not a ground-breaking idea. {no pun intended}. The problem is...Billions are being cut down at the same time. Two words??? BIRTH-CONTROL!!! Twelve words?? STOP NEW DEVELOPMENT!! Especially for rich, greedy people that build ridiculous houses. Problem solved.

Answer 7

"Americans plant about 2.5 billion trees a year."

Answer 8

Maybe Bill Gates can help you.