Icebergs At Risk: Global Reforestation

I’ve just had a thought (Vision!) of how the Reforestation of The Earth could be achieved with relative ease. This plan would also have huge and far-reaching positive economic, cultural and social results and consequences.

The “Have” nations could provide funding, perhaps through the United Nations which is presently looking for its “teeth” in the wake of last week’s disappointing UN summit with 160 world leaders. They are seeking effective reform, but they suffer from the same malady as the Government of Canada, lack of Vision. My vision for Canada could tie nicely into a Global UN initiative that more effectively addresses the true Crisis that threatens Humanity.

A significant part of the threat is environmental and ecological. My hypothesis (which could be scientifically verified) is that vast and immediate reforestation of The Earth could readily and quickly begin to solve many of our environmental problems, including Global Warming.

But I do not believe this initiative should be launched in The United Nations. Rather I believe that this should be a unilateral initiative by Canada. We can and should provide leadership. We possess the technology to do so. ( Besides, we have so many icebergs at risk.)

In my lifetime, and this is not a-typical of Canadians, I’ve planted at least over 200,000 trees, and I was well paid for doing so. Some of those trees must have taken root and will be producing oxygen as I write. Other may have become this paper.

Imagine if every able bodied person between fourteen and fifty planted 200,000 trees, or even 2000 which can be done in a day or two with the proper preparation, care, tools and technology (which is relatively simple by the way).

But there’s more. And there’s more healing in the More. What if the care, nurture, planning, design, maintenance and oversight of these Global Forests were put in the hands of the world’s aboriginal peoples. In fact they know better how to do this than anyone, as we’ve finally realized in Canada where ancient aboriginal forestry technologies are finally being understood, respected and implemented at governmental levels.

It has recently been realized that the amazing forests that existed in Canada when Europeans began to settle here were not wild in large part. They were cultivated and watched by the aboriginal peoples who dwelt within their bounds; propagated and managed into Global resources.

These people consider the trees, forest, wildlife, plant life and The Bush altogether to be sacred, along with The Earth and all that is in it. They could and would provide good care for this essential oxygen making Resource. And in the process they would regain their dignity and freedom. We need them and we need their help if this Global Family is to survive.

Imagine this. I have.
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