Landscape Restoration Stories from Far and Near
Posted on 9 October, 2015 by Connecting Country
Connecting Country’s members and supporters often make us aware of some of the interesting, innovative ways in which landscape restoration is being undertaken elsewhere in the world. Here is a selection of some that have been sent though over the past year or so.
- This first story was published on the Guardian website, and describes how a broad-scale tree and shrub planting program across parts of Ethiopia has both healed the local environment and also made the land more productive and profitable for local farmers. (CLICK HERE)
- This story describes two massive reforestation projects occurring in Brazil and China. It also covers some of the challenges they’ve faced, which will be familiar to local Landcarers – Which species to plant, and where? Do you focus on establishing ‘pioneer’ or ‘climax’ species? (CLICK HERE)
- From the Smithsonian Institute magazine, this article describes how winemakers in Portugal are establishing dense networks of nest boxes in their vineyards. The insectivorous bats that these boxes are housing keeps the pests in check. (CLICK HERE)
Thanks to Saide Gray for recently sending through the link to the bat story. Back in 2014, Doug Ralph sent me links to the first two stories on broad-scale landscape restoration.
And finally, this article was sent to me last week by Marie Jones and John Ellis. Geographically its not from afar, but temporally, it goes way back to 1857. This story about weeds reported in the Mount Alexander Mail is depressingly (but still amusingly) familiar. (CLICK HERE)
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