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International Year of Forests 2011
International Year of Forests 2011 is a golden opportunity, to centre everyone’s thoughts on the beauty, benefits and necessity of forest protection, enhancement and reforestation of our planet.
View from Turtle Mountain Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana
“Planting and growing increasing quantities of trees is the scientific solution to Earth’s environmental dilemma.” Dr. Richard St. Barbe-Baker Watch Video Of Dr. Richard St. Barbe-Baker on YouTube HERE
The United Nations has acknowledged 2011 the International Year of Forests Celebrating Forests for People See the UN website for this 2011 initiative
UN International year of Forests 2011 logo
As more and more of humanity learn to appreciate the higher value of the world’s forests for the complex jewels they are, compared with the short term 20th century view of forests wealth if they are chopped up, mined or replaced with farmland, we are ALL waking up to the true value and undeniable wealth of ecosystems all over our planet.
It is so much more rewarding for ALL to protect, nurture and enjoy forests without feeling the need to destroy them for short term profit.
Who in their right mind would hold an ounce of gold or 20 barrels of oil higher in value than 10 acres of pristine rainforest or even one acre?
Humanity and the Earth cannot continue in the old fashioned 20th century bubble of growth from destruction. Both Humanity and the Earth will benefit from sustainable growth based on protecting, nurturing, enhancing and creating life in our biosphere.
Unless we evolve from a 20th century mindset that short-sightedly presumed a rainforest is worth more chopped up than alive and thriving, many an unscrupulous business will take that opportunity and chop it up for profit. Humanity will benefit from putting more value on protecting and nurturing life, rather than putting a value on something’s destruction.
Worldwide reforestation will bring about so much abundance and wealth for humanity and the rest of the planet.
View from Turtle Mountain Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana
What can we all do?
- We can ALL plant trees, one, ten or ten thousand, as many as we can, either by direct planting ourselves, in communities or through organised schemes.
- We can ALL make every effort to visit a pristine forest somewhere in the world, to fully understand its phenomenal splendour.
- We can ALL refuse to buy ANY consumer goods unless absolutely sure they have NOT helped to destroy pristine forests anywhere on the globe.
- We can ALL write to our politicians and businesses to insist they will not earn profits from the destruction of pristine forests and will support reforestation efforts.
- Explore this great website and support reforestation worldwide. http://goodplanet.org/LoveForests
Of Forests and Men Video
Yann Arthus-Bertrand was appointed by the United Nations to produce this official film for the International Year of Forests 2011.
Yann has an amazing website full of nature’s beauty:
Of Forests and Men, is an Amazing video. The Earth needs reforesting. Humanity needs the world reforested.
Reforestation is the crux to a richer more diverse humanity. Restoration projects will for sure help heal ourselves and the Earth.
Posted by Michael Horsnell
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