US EditionDoes Planting Trees Really Help Cool the Planet?
- A collaborative effort between the East African Rotary E-Club and the Rotary Club based in Mbale City launched the Plant Your Balance tree planting campaign in Bududa District’s Elgon sub-region.
- The initiative responds to threats from deforestation and climate change, which worsen disasters like landslides and flooding that have caused deaths and displacement in Bududa and surrounding areas.
- The campaign focuses on engaging schools and medical centers to encourage environmental responsibility among young people and supports government measures such as relocating affected populations and building safer homes.
- David Mabonga emphasized that growing trees is an effective way to reduce soil erosion and lessen the risk of landslides, and the campaign plans to establish thousands of native trees in various districts.
- This campaign suggests that local reforestation can support ecological recovery and disaster resilience, although broader climate strategies remain necessary to address ongoing environmental challenges in the region.
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Ministry plants trees to bring cooler air and 'food forest' to Hillside neighborhood
Members of the new Root for Justice ministry at First Congregational United Church of Christ planted 94 trees Friday and Saturday in the Hillside neighborhood southeast of downtown. Friday added 24 fruit, nut and evergreen trees to build a “food forest” at the Hunt Family Housing development.
Uganda: NBS TV,Rotary Launch Tree Planting Drive in Bududa to Tackle Environmental Degradation
The Rotary E-Club of East Africa and the Rotary Club of Mbale City, in partnership with NBS TV, have launched a large-scale tree planting initiative in the Elgon sub-region, code-named Plant Your Balance.
Reflorning areas at pre-industrial level can reduce global temperature at 0.34 °C, pointed to study. Tropical regions have a greater effect on recovery, but land use challenges persist.
Forest composition change and biophysical climate feedbacks across boreal North America
Deciduous tree cover is expected to increase in North American boreal forests with climate warming and wildfire. This shift in composition has the potential to generate biophysical cooling via increased land surface albedo. Here we use Landsat-derived maps of continuous tree canopy cover and deciduous fractional composition to assess albedo change over recent decades. We find, on average, a small net decrease in deciduous fraction from 2000 to 2…
Volunteers plant trees along the Red River in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Volunteers with River Keepers Fargo-Moorhead were busy planting trees for future generations to enjoy along the Red River Thursday. Around 60 volunteers arrived on the picturesque day to plant about 350 trees including Accolade Elm, Northern Acclaim Honey Locust, Hackberry, Bur Oak, and Kentucky Coffeetree. Many of the tree species can be found in southern Minnesota. They are planting these species due to their ability t…
Does planting trees really help cool the planet?
Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won't cancel out human-generated warming. Cutting emissions remains essential.
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