Deforestation
is a recurrent problem in practically the entire world. Recovering the damage
done in recent years as a result of large industries and land depredated for
agriculture and livestock is a difficult task. But Thailand believes it has
found the best solution, fast, simple and effective.
A little more than a month ago, the country
used military airplanes to bomb the forest, but not with destructive fire but
with seed bombs, they were made with native species in order to recover the
degraded areas.
The Thai government plans to implement a pilot
project for the next five years in which the results of reforestation from the
air will be evaluated and monitored. However, the expectation is that the
benefits will be visible by the end of 2019.
The first mission was carried out in the
forested region of Phitsanulok, the planes flew over an area of more than 800
hectares, launching the seed bombs. The technique used is to plant seeds
already prepared and with great conditions to be transformed into a tree.
The concept of "seed bombs" was
created by a Japanese named Fukuoka, author of a method of natural agriculture.
Over time the technique has been developed and perfected with the strategy of
the aircraft can be achieved to plant approximately 900,000 trees in a day. The
pumps include seeds of local trees, wrapped in a mixture of earth, clay and
compost, to facilitate germination.
The Thais hope that with this initiative it is
possible to recover degraded forests and re-greening as before.
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