What if there were 1 trillion more trees? - Jean-François Bastin

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.
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    Today humanity produces more than 1,400 tons of carbon every minute. To combat climate change, we need to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and draw down excess CO2 to restore the balance of greenhouse gases. Like all plants, trees consume atmospheric carbon through photosynthesis. So what can trees do to help in this fight? Jean-François Bastin digs into the efforts to restore depleted ecosystems.
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Комментарии • 4 тыс.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 года назад +13343

    “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”

    • @Ravishrex1
      @Ravishrex1 3 года назад +502

      Hope you planted a tree after that statement, today I planted 3

    • @harsh3624
      @harsh3624 3 года назад +301

      The third best time to plant the tree is when this quote gets repeated again.

    • @anonymousdude2550
      @anonymousdude2550 3 года назад +108

      @@Ravishrex1 that's great 😊 hope you'll take care of them

    • @Ravishrex1
      @Ravishrex1 3 года назад +70

      @@anonymousdude2550 absolutely along with all the others . My garden has veg, fruit.,.sunflowers, loads of trees as well.

    • @anonymousdude2550
      @anonymousdude2550 3 года назад +44

      @@Ravishrex1 wow that's so cool ❤️ I've my house fully covered by climbers, terrace garden and numerous species of birds, insects and small creatures.... In just a 900sq meter 😁

  • @annettesnyder3451
    @annettesnyder3451 3 года назад +2957

    “Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
    ― Anonymous Greek Proverb

    • @liamvanvel1996
      @liamvanvel1996 3 года назад +155

      the real origin of the proverb - a volume of moral writing by a quaker in 1951. The aphorism then trickles through popular magazines, changing as it goes. Ronald Reagan uses it in 1983. But it seems to become a “Greek proverb” only in the hands of US congressmen in 1993. The Trueblood book was printed in 1951, earlier than any reference I can find. And on p.58 we read our quote:
      A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.

    • @Malygosblues
      @Malygosblues 3 года назад +19

      @@liamvanvel1996 Neat. Good job on this history

    • @Antside
      @Antside 3 года назад +61

      My english isn't that great but that means the old man is basically doing this for the next generation right?

    • @genericbear3203
      @genericbear3203 3 года назад +19

      @@Antside Yes.

    • @janicedsilva16
      @janicedsilva16 3 года назад +5

      @@liamvanvel1996 That’s cool...
      Thanks.

  • @clarencedun3146
    @clarencedun3146 3 года назад +8872

    Can we just appreciate how beautifully this was animated

  • @abrahammartin8447
    @abrahammartin8447 3 года назад +170

    I bought an acre of land with a house, since then I have planted over 72 trees and bushes. Love my baby trees.

    • @alvexok5523
      @alvexok5523 2 года назад +6

      That sounds nice. Trees add beauty to houses and yards. Trees add beauty to the world. You should see the scenery in British Columbia

    • @jameso1447
      @jameso1447 4 месяца назад +3

      The bigger the forest the bigger the pile of rotting leaves. Plants naturally maximize CO2 values. Forests would make themselves extinct if they didn't. Want to to grow trees faster? Put one under plastic and boost CO2 levels to 1150 ppmv. It'll grow twice as fast.

    • @cevatkokbudak6414
      @cevatkokbudak6414 2 месяца назад

      ​@@jameso1447IS THIS SATIRE OR REAL

  • @1.5Koreans0.5American
    @1.5Koreans0.5American 3 года назад +7086

    Schools should play TED animation videos for students. I'm learning so much from them.

    • @TheFamilyClub
      @TheFamilyClub 3 года назад +112

      Good idea. I fully conquer

    • @fluffy7804
      @fluffy7804 3 года назад +265

      They do. It's a legit source teachers are advised to use, at least in my country. It's quite literally in the training programs.

    • @ProdbyJason
      @ProdbyJason 3 года назад +44

      They do

    • @aaronkou1751
      @aaronkou1751 3 года назад +45

      In my school, they use Ted Ed. Not the science videos though, we use the ELA videos.

    • @primuse.x.e6141
      @primuse.x.e6141 3 года назад +4

      Same, Agreed

  • @saswotlamichhane5862
    @saswotlamichhane5862 3 года назад +1852

    Imagine if Kurzgesaght and TED-ED collaborated!

  • @augustingervasio3269
    @augustingervasio3269 3 года назад +7119

    Everyone: *Glorifies trees for producing oxygen*
    Algae and plankton that produce 70% of the oxygen on earth: "Am I a joke to you?"

    • @missdrey954
      @missdrey954 3 года назад +534

      bruuuuh. it's actually the sea we should really be talking about more

    • @ThePlayerOfGames
      @ThePlayerOfGames 3 года назад +750

      @@missdrey954 why not both

    • @missdrey954
      @missdrey954 3 года назад +519

      @@ThePlayerOfGames The glorification of the Amazon as the earth's lungs is very misleading and could be dangerous. According to science, the Amazon contributes 6% of the earth's oxygen and if we were to lose the Amazon completely, you would hardly notice the difference in oxygen supply. Correct information is always empowering. If it's more oxygen the earth needs, there are plant species that produce the most oxygen growing elsewhere which isn't necessarily the Amazon.

    • @ThePlayerOfGames
      @ThePlayerOfGames 3 года назад +656

      @@missdrey954 The difference in 6% oxygen saturation is the difference between feeling normal and able to do fitness and feeling light-headed at rest if you have existing conditions or feeling faint under heavy exertion
      Ultimately, the Amazon is being burned to fuel the fires of capitalism. So why not extol the virtues of the abused seas as well as the Amazon Rainforest, because ultimately they're both being ruined by the same forces.

    • @missdrey954
      @missdrey954 3 года назад +185

      @@ThePlayerOfGames The same way you're trusting this science is the same way you should trust the science that says you won't notice. I also don't think you understood what Augustin and I were saying which essentially is, people are misinformed. I would like to point out again that I said if it is more oxygen the world needs, we need to be focusing more on the sea and where the other 24% of oxygen supply comes from which I'm sure most people, myself included aren't really sure.
      This is by no means not saying, let's not save the Amazon forest because there are so many other reasons why the Amazon is vital but, I repeat, people should be informed accordingly because misinformation can be dangerous. For example, if more people knew that most of their oxygen comes from the sea, do you not think there would be more effort to save the ocean?
      Noone is saying don't save the Amazon, I am saying inform people accordingly because the more people know, the better position they are in to act. It's like how long we've been misinformed that trees will solve the carbon problem when actually planting trees is just creating a carbon sink which is a temporary solution.

  • @anask7668
    @anask7668 3 года назад +1368

    I'm a 17 year old and proud to say that most of my pocket money goes into planting and gardening, I've planted many including my favorites portia trees, mexican plumeria, Neem, Ficus Amplissima, Moringa, Tamarind in my home, my grandma's, my cousins and at random places, I live in Pakistan and ppl here really don't know it's importance. I'm also on Inaturalist and I'm currently no.1 observer of wildlife from karachi, I love naturr

    • @dheemonchutia9878
      @dheemonchutia9878 3 года назад +92

      I love your effort brother ❤️(From India)

    • @anask7668
      @anask7668 3 года назад +38

      @@dheemonchutia9878 thanks bruh

    • @cynicalclusterfuck5605
      @cynicalclusterfuck5605 3 года назад +30

      Its cool and all, but pocket money doesnt last forever. Dont forget to invest in yourself before you invest in the rest, or itll all be meaningless super fast if you run out of money to keep doing it because you over did it.
      You can plant 100 trees this year and never be able to plant more, or manage it all and be able to plant only 50 trees, but can do it every year.
      Most of your money on planting sounds great, but its not.

    • @cynicalclusterfuck5605
      @cynicalclusterfuck5605 3 года назад +8

      And your bragging here is lame.

    • @dheemonchutia9878
      @dheemonchutia9878 3 года назад +41

      @@cynicalclusterfuck5605 Your first comment - constructive criticism plus a good life lesson
      Your second comment - Insult driven by something thats bothering you, most probably jealousy.
      👊

  • @jasonbenavidez2600
    @jasonbenavidez2600 3 года назад +9195

    I’m proud to say I’ve planted 20 trees

    • @Nilsy1975
      @Nilsy1975 3 года назад +405

      Also, well done and keep up the good work!

    • @ultragamerpro2332
      @ultragamerpro2332 3 года назад +370

      I planted about 100 till now

    • @Nilsy1975
      @Nilsy1975 3 года назад +287

      @@ultragamerpro2332 good work 👍😎🙂
      That's about 6 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions offset.

    • @ultragamerpro2332
      @ultragamerpro2332 3 года назад +125

      @@Nilsy1975 I have an orchard and I grow trees there a lot

    • @aflower6955
      @aflower6955 3 года назад +163

      I planted 16 plants in my balcony and windows around 25 trees in our community garden :)

  • @TheCuriousGuyYT
    @TheCuriousGuyYT 3 года назад +1328

    *Interesting Fact :*
    Jadav Payeng is called the "Forest Man Of India". He has raised a 550 Hectares forest single handedly by planting trees everyday for more than 40 years in Assam, India !!

    • @MarkAlcarezBoston
      @MarkAlcarezBoston 3 года назад +62

      People like him are amazing...

    • @harshalkale2744
      @harshalkale2744 3 года назад +48

      We have topic over him just a short note in 10th sci2 book but yeah still great work by the legend it also says that many people come together to destroy the forest, but a single if determined, can establish a new forest

    • @darkstar9942
      @darkstar9942 3 года назад +1

      @@MarkAlcarezBoston he is a legend

    • @tallman6932
      @tallman6932 3 года назад +4

      And then he asked for bobs and vagene pics to random girls online

    • @magicreborn3720
      @magicreborn3720 3 года назад +25

      @@tallman6932 what are you waiting for than, when a man like that asks you for bob and vagene picks you better send yours even though you dont have one/s
      I hope you know/s means sarcasm

  • @johndavidbuell
    @johndavidbuell 3 года назад +1954

    I really appreciate how they don't shy away from the complexity or controversy around an issue - and they still find a way to present ideas succinctly and clearly (and beautifully!). This is my favorite RUclips channel.

    • @lauren9536
      @lauren9536 3 года назад +5

      I agree wholeheartedly sir! Best RUclips channel award right here!

    • @irishlad1367
      @irishlad1367 2 года назад +1

      I think this channel is pretty good, but it's not the best youtube channel, I think they're all good (unless it's a roblox channel🤪😂)

    • @higgins4282
      @higgins4282 2 года назад +1

      Also my favorite channel

    • @hopelessdecoy
      @hopelessdecoy Год назад +3

      Unless the comments/likes don't agree with thier take.... Then they silence everyone.

    • @PraiseTheLordyourGodJesus
      @PraiseTheLordyourGodJesus 11 месяцев назад

      ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭35:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬
      [10] and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
      Jesus saves, God bless.

  • @AKFressh
    @AKFressh 4 месяца назад +43

    I have planted 86 mango tree,4 coconut tree,1 neem tree 2 lemon tree, 1 Christmastree and around 35 trees and plants such as banana ,dlowering plants and trees.

    • @SushmaVivek-xq4nv
      @SushmaVivek-xq4nv 3 месяца назад

      How many survived after sapling?

    • @FattyMcPatty-gr6qk
      @FattyMcPatty-gr6qk 2 месяца назад +1

      Wow that’s a lot! I’m looking into planting some trees but I don’t have much knowledge about them. I haven’t planted a single one yet but I’ve always wanted to plant mango trees and lemon trees so I can eat my own fruits a few years later. But I don’t know where to plant them or if they will survive. I live in Canada which is pretty cold so I don’t know if any trees will work and I really don’t know where to plant them because I live in an apartment so I don’t have any space to plant any. Could you help me out please?

    • @SouravUpadhayay-vp3zu
      @SouravUpadhayay-vp3zu 2 месяца назад

      ​@@FattyMcPatty-gr6qk I think you should watch youtube channels related to gardening and tree plantations since ur from Canada I can not say much I have no idea about soil conditions of Canada whereas planting any kind of plant in india is a piece of cake because of it's favorable climate and soil.

  • @08.callistanathaniawiradin74
    @08.callistanathaniawiradin74 3 года назад +7765

    My mans really missed their chance to spell ‘treellion’

    • @xenny1061
      @xenny1061 3 года назад +310

      @@kedvesboldog4968 plz tell me how is this related to the comment/video in any way

    • @awer1014
      @awer1014 3 года назад +19

      i get wat yu mean by a treelion 🌲🌳

    • @user_rKChwLeBqKYyurEfiSLFmCBNC
      @user_rKChwLeBqKYyurEfiSLFmCBNC 3 года назад +61

      @@xenny1061 it isn't if you look at his account on mobile you see he spammed this on like every ted ed video

    • @putodango
      @putodango 3 года назад +2

      @@kedvesboldog4968 🙏🙏🙏

    • @personeater747
      @personeater747 3 года назад +7

      @@xenny1061 its not, they spam the bible.

  • @prfm_setya95
    @prfm_setya95 3 года назад +2354

    Kurzgesagt: Geoengineering and those side effects
    Me: so how to help the earth?
    TedEd: we can geoengineering with plant tree as much as possible ..
    Me: _aah yes finally_
    Also TedEd: but ...
    Me: _ah ..... okay_

    • @winters4960
      @winters4960 3 года назад +87

      * these two video just uploaded in the same time *
      hAhA
      For those who (not) concern

    • @pedroalitovar6624
      @pedroalitovar6624 3 года назад +77

      I just came here after watched Kurzgesagt's one xD I love Ted-Ed and Kurzgesagt

    • @prfm_setya95
      @prfm_setya95 3 года назад +23

      @@pedroalitovar6624 "beautiful coincidence" ^^

    • @sanjanakerkar8255
      @sanjanakerkar8255 3 года назад +5

      Today is a good day

    • @endoetz
      @endoetz 3 года назад +21

      Kurzgesaft: Geoengineering
      Ted-Ed: Can we build a perfect forest?
      Infographics: What Does the Vice President Actually Do?

  • @garrettord3304
    @garrettord3304 2 года назад +333

    The video brings up an interesting point without actually saying it explicitly: No number of trees can ever restore Earth's previous carbon balance, because they don't destroy carbon or carbon dioxide, only store it while alive. The carbon in their remains can get stored deeper underground on geological timescales, but not on timescales that are meaningful for us as a civilization. Meanwhile, we are digging up coal and oil which has been storing carbon from life from hundreds of millions of years ago, and re-releasing it into the atmosphere. No number of natural trees could ever contain the collective carbon from eons of past life.

    • @samanthagutierrez35
      @samanthagutierrez35 2 года назад +23

      Right! Very interesting, made me think about the number of people that think that trees are going to save us. Personally I thought they destroyed carbon, not that I was taught that but I just assumed because that is what I generally heard

    • @Didagg
      @Didagg 2 года назад +4

      They do destroy carbon, the thing is the they produce is it again in the night time, but i’ve read somewhere that they produce 3 times the amount of oxygen than of co2

    • @garrettord3304
      @garrettord3304 2 года назад

      @@Didagg Carbon is a fundamental element from the periodic table; not something formed by chemical bonds. It can't be destroyed by anything shy of nuclear fusion/fission. No biological process on Earth can destroy it.
      Trees use and store carbon in a number of ways, but cannot destroy it.

    • @balkanbaroque
      @balkanbaroque Год назад +2

      So what should we do

    • @Apeironn87
      @Apeironn87 Год назад +3

      More trees = More oil 😱😱 the us should know this

  • @baihas8214
    @baihas8214 3 года назад +3834

    2050: humanity restored all of the forests
    2051: Californians have burned down half of the world's forests through gender reveal parties

    • @jtiumproductions7629
      @jtiumproductions7629 3 года назад +40

      me too
      But I wouldn't be surprised if that happened, just it wouldn't only be the Californians faults

    • @r2dxhate
      @r2dxhate 3 года назад +126

      How dare they assume a California baby's gender.

    • @r2dxhate
      @r2dxhate 3 года назад +102

      A moment of silence for @@helo6824 for living in California.

    • @helo6824
      @helo6824 3 года назад +46

      @@r2dxhate thank you

    • @user-qr3ee3zp8q
      @user-qr3ee3zp8q 3 года назад +32

      A gender reveal party is such a Californian thing to do though.

  • @deanab-se5op
    @deanab-se5op 3 года назад +512

    Ugh I'm late thanks to Kurzgesagt
    The animation is so pretty. Really like this style.

    • @jamesrobert2033
      @jamesrobert2033 3 года назад +46

      Is it a coincidence that kurzgesagt and ted-Ed upload a video about nature almost the same minute ? I think not

    • @imaginingmimi4234
      @imaginingmimi4234 3 года назад +4

      Same

    • @TheFamilyClub
      @TheFamilyClub 3 года назад +2

      One should ask how they do this animation

    • @harshitnain3508
      @harshitnain3508 3 года назад

      Same

    • @joerionis5902
      @joerionis5902 3 года назад +3

      @@jamesrobert2033 It seems like both videos are about climate change. I think they collaborated or something, or maybe its just pure coincidence.

  • @manhattanvi
    @manhattanvi 3 года назад +425

    The perfect forest for me would just have a bunch of huge bonsai trees

    • @davidgumazon
      @davidgumazon 3 года назад +13

      Yea we build forest in Minecraft
      "PERFECT" FOREST

    • @SilverGamingFI
      @SilverGamingFI 3 года назад +12

      And other plants that can fit between the trees, so the forests can absorb even more CO2

    • @winters4960
      @winters4960 3 года назад +44

      Bonsai = producing small artistic tree
      Huge bonsai??? Huge small tree????

    • @LeaD2000
      @LeaD2000 3 года назад +21

      So, normal big trees?

    • @nickbisson8243
      @nickbisson8243 3 года назад +10

      Kinda like jumbo shrimp?

  • @Gkhub.777
    @Gkhub.777 2 года назад +40

    my mom and i have planted 30 trees in an urban area and people dont like it somehow they try to cut it but they still stand firm due to our efforts , i think awareness is needed much

    • @robbiesoulier1922
      @robbiesoulier1922 2 месяца назад +3

      Makes no sense, trees slow traffic, reduce road noise, and are better for the environment. Also who doesn’t like trees???

    • @cevatkokbudak6414
      @cevatkokbudak6414 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@robbiesoulier1922Blind people that bump into those trees, I guedd

  • @elifeanor
    @elifeanor 3 года назад +754

    "When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can’t eat money." - Alanis Obomsawin
    So it turns out money hasn't been very beneficial to us...

    • @cookiecakeeater6340
      @cookiecakeeater6340 3 года назад +25

      Without the invention of currency, advancements, both technological and cultural, would be much harder and slower

    • @ananya.a04
      @ananya.a04 3 года назад +3

      This is so true

    • @ananya.a04
      @ananya.a04 3 года назад +37

      @@cookiecakeeater6340 True, but that doesn't mean that money hasn't done more harm than good

    • @cookiecakeeater6340
      @cookiecakeeater6340 3 года назад +12

      @@ananya.a04 Without currency we wouldn't make writing, that means no inventions, which advancements are what eventually lead to the end of slavery, so if money was never invented slavery would still exist and lives would be much shorter

    • @elifeanor
      @elifeanor 3 года назад +30

      @@cookiecakeeater6340 Yes, I understand that currency is extremely important to our lives, but we shouldn't be greedy for money and disregard our planet, etc etc. Alanis' quote is emphasizing last resort. Because money isn't curing cancer for the time being, and money definitely won't help if one is dying or the ecosystem is collapsing. However, people can choose to spend their money wisely by helping the environment and donating to organizations that plant trees. :)

  • @kayalee6282
    @kayalee6282 3 года назад +2254

    in a single sentence: stop burning amazon.

    • @amcart5233
      @amcart5233 3 года назад +79

      That's it Amazon burnings are no more(amazon burnings have dropped to 0%)

    • @Frozo-nt2ky
      @Frozo-nt2ky 3 года назад +30

      @@amcart5233 the world is at peace!

    • @nicolasthorne2162
      @nicolasthorne2162 3 года назад +32

      The amazon is burning so we can eat MCDONALDS, (red meat, cattle)

    • @zoeydeu2261
      @zoeydeu2261 3 года назад +23

      Tell the Chinese not to buy soya beans from the region. Good luck

    • @jude_759
      @jude_759 3 года назад +97

      @@zoeydeu2261 let’s stop blaming countries and start blaming huge corporations :)

  • @KnightsofGaming2016
    @KnightsofGaming2016 3 года назад +352

    Wished the world focused more on Biology aside from IT. That would strike a balance between tech and nature in the future.

    • @Jake12220
      @Jake12220 3 года назад +42

      If it wasn't for the advances in IT we wouldn't understand a lot of what's happening in biology. Besides a lot of IT is based around nature and constantly learning new ways to approach problems by copying it. In time IT will be the saviour of the natural world.

    • @kanishkgupta677
      @kanishkgupta677 3 года назад +5

      @@Jake12220 yes but the thing is we dot have that much time.

    • @jack.creates
      @jack.creates 3 года назад +3

      Check out Biomimicry :)

    • @24killsequalMOAB
      @24killsequalMOAB 3 года назад +5

      Biology is just organic AI

    • @obiohagwu788
      @obiohagwu788 3 года назад +2

      It drives research in every facet of science .

  • @Saganswrld2190
    @Saganswrld2190 Год назад +17

    Honestly, planting trees in the past year was one of the most beautiful moments in my life. To see them flourish, I do not regret that part.

  • @shxtney
    @shxtney 3 года назад +612

    schools: plant more trees to save the earth!
    ted-ed: well actually you might cause an ecosystem imbalance and biochemical emissions that speed up global warming
    students: my life is a lie

    • @term1656
      @term1656 3 года назад +8

      @qqjqjqjaayyy Euayaua lmao what,one human doesnt use 156 liters,what are you on about?

    • @hardylin8322
      @hardylin8322 3 года назад +15

      @@term1656 lets see u eat food. Which needs water to grow correct?

    • @Jake12220
      @Jake12220 3 года назад +6

      More efficient desalination plants along with cheap solar will be the answer to the water shortage in many parts of the world. If fussion power becomes a reality then we will be able to do just about anything including refill rivers and lakes due to basically limitless clean power.

    • @curranfrank2854
      @curranfrank2854 3 года назад +6

      Key word is "might". This likely needs to be studied more, and can't really be enough to dismiss reforestation efforts.

    • @shxtney
      @shxtney 3 года назад +14

      @@curranfrank2854 you're right, but it's a possibility nonetheless. if i hadn't watched this video, i would've never known otherwise. i likely would've went on living my life believing that planting trees is a foolproof method to save the earth, but now at least i know about this risk.

  • @premmeyyappan1117
    @premmeyyappan1117 3 года назад +445

    2:29
    Ted-Ed: “There’s no one organism that can thrive in every ecosystem.”
    The tardigrade: “Yes, but actually no.”

    • @advita7816
      @advita7816 3 года назад +35

      He said “There’s no one *species* that can thrive in every ecosystem”. He was talking only about trees, _not_ about organisms in general.

    • @ayaanz350
      @ayaanz350 3 года назад +18

      @@advita7816 yea, but it's still cool the tardigrade can even survive in outer space lol

    • @imnormal7990
      @imnormal7990 3 года назад

      @@advita7816 i dont remember caring

    • @DanielMousavi1
      @DanielMousavi1 3 года назад +25

      @@imnormal7990 so why did you comment then?

    • @ericantonio5492
      @ericantonio5492 3 года назад

      Humans ta-daaah

  • @tricktrick4940
    @tricktrick4940 3 года назад +378

    Forests wanna say out loud "Humans, I need space in this relationship with you, so just leave me alone"
    Edit: but this is an overrated comment 😅 anyways thanks

  • @isaachenry6640
    @isaachenry6640 2 года назад +14

    My country is border by Brazil in south America. Connected to the Amazon rain forest. Guyana has 87% forest cover. High in biodiversity. Our government plans to maintain our rainforest for generations to come.

  • @ОлегКозлов-ю9т
    @ОлегКозлов-ю9т 3 года назад +208

    Short answer: it would still catch only 1/6 of our carbon emissions. I'm stunned by this fugure. We're emitting way to much carbon, folks

    • @imnormal7990
      @imnormal7990 3 года назад +6

      what about algae tho

    • @rubenlopez6352
      @rubenlopez6352 3 года назад +3

      Sure, we need less of us, like only 1/8 of humans today

    • @rabbathussain9230
      @rabbathussain9230 3 года назад +22

      Overpopulation is a mythical problem presented by corporations to blind us to their carbon emissions. So much for free market economy.

    • @rubenlopez6352
      @rubenlopez6352 3 года назад +7

      @@rabbathussain9230 Not really, carbon emissions is more in favor of corporation, they stand to make a lot of money from renewable energies. They get more government money, less environment requirements and they charge more. Al Gore went from 8 million to 100 thanks to his green movement

    • @rabbathussain9230
      @rabbathussain9230 3 года назад +2

      @@rubenlopez6352 I wasn't aware of it but you do raise a good point. But we don't see renewable energy becoming widespread, though. We still have corporation exploiting natural resources like lithium and destroying entire economies as well. And the garment industry almost completely relies on having manufacturers in third world countries for cheap labor and little to no environmental safety standards. I guess what I meant was that corporations will use our guilt against us and we have to channel that towards something more meaningful instead of just switching to kale smoothies.

  • @mayurdahiwale5907
    @mayurdahiwale5907 3 года назад +84

    Life is good when Ted and Kurrzgesagt uploads at the same time

  • @demola2309
    @demola2309 3 года назад +182

    I love how this has quickly become one of my favourite channels. I love random knowledge, answers to whys, and hows. Blows my mind everytime.

    • @isabellazavala4424
      @isabellazavala4424 3 года назад +5

      What I love about it is that it makes me wonder about questions I’ve never thought of.

  • @sharkbrother6596
    @sharkbrother6596 3 года назад +139

    "Planting all these trees could have unforseen consequences." Like it could be any worse than what we do already

    • @DadsCigaretteRun
      @DadsCigaretteRun 3 года назад +7

      Could be much much worse! We are still surviving very well for now (we definitely need to do some thing about climate change)
      But in regards to planting all those trees. Maybe potentially forest fires they cover entire countries or more? Or kills off entire species? It’s really hard to say but either way we need to do something about our current situation

    • @tonyravioli1982
      @tonyravioli1982 3 года назад +4

      Ever see Futurama? They literally have an episode, showing an unforeseen consequence of having 1 trillion more trees.

    • @crunchyingrowntoenail3927
      @crunchyingrowntoenail3927 3 года назад

      @@DadsCigaretteRun ruclips.net/video/HdXkQjXwglQ/видео.html

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 2 года назад

      Well how about half the area?

    • @jessicagerrie1957
      @jessicagerrie1957 Год назад

      Where drylands have been transformed into forests by intensive tree planting a warming effect has been observed. Arid areas are light coloured and reflect the heat from the sun, whereas trees are dark and absorb heat. This quality is known as 'albedo'. It happens in the Arctic when ice melts exposing dark ocean which absorbs more heat and so speeds up the rate of melting. With the best of intentions we do have the potential to make things worse.

  • @moodleblitz
    @moodleblitz 3 года назад +543

    when you realize planting a billion hectares of forest only covers a sixth of our emissions

    • @raghavsethi841
      @raghavsethi841 3 года назад +64

      Yeah but we will have to start somewhere.
      As we go along with it maybe we will find an even better solution along the way.

    • @moodleblitz
      @moodleblitz 3 года назад +9

      @@raghavsethi841 we can only be hopeful

    • @divyapari9164
      @divyapari9164 3 года назад +35

      We have to reduce our emissions drastically along with ecosystem rejuvenation, there is no other way

    • @EmeraldEnchantments
      @EmeraldEnchantments 3 года назад +23

      We are reducing our emissions drastically. The only reason its still going up is population. Cars, factories, even coal power plants are far more efficient than they were even 10 years ago. We will be fine. Those who like electric cars drive one. No need to completely get rid of fossil fuels. Plants trees, build a few dozen carbon capture plants, reduce wasted energy and old mother earth will snap back.

    • @totallycrazystudios1801
      @totallycrazystudios1801 3 года назад +19

      1/6 is still better than 0%

  • @pinnedcomment8614
    @pinnedcomment8614 3 года назад +289

    Today I learned Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be Boston, Oregon.

    • @par9362
      @par9362 3 года назад +31

      Thanks for the info. Seriously a weird thought, based on how iconic Boston, MA is.

    • @mayochupenjoyer
      @mayochupenjoyer 3 года назад +18

      I’m from Boston, and I did not know this. That’s weird. We did invent O.K. though

    • @al-nur999
      @al-nur999 3 года назад +3

      Thanks for this!

    • @isaacwong5966
      @isaacwong5966 3 года назад +7

      @@Schnoz42069 not the sign but the term : oh kay

    • @Blue_3987
      @Blue_3987 3 года назад +1

      It was on the last page of my maths notebook
      I failed the paper😂

  • @fabiof4946
    @fabiof4946 3 года назад +343

    Meanwhile in Brazil:
    Can we burn a "perfect" forest?

    • @midnightgear2616
      @midnightgear2616 3 года назад +15

      The problem is in a lack of education and infrastructure.

    • @Knoah321
      @Knoah321 3 года назад +47

      @@midnightgear2616 the problem is greediness. The Brazil government wants more land means more money.

    • @zaraiwzara
      @zaraiwzara 3 года назад +5

      @Decem not at all, we wont just damage the atmosphere by burning down the amazon without any economic need in the first place, we will damage one of the most biological diverse regions on the planet

    • @ananthukrishnakumar3714
      @ananthukrishnakumar3714 3 года назад

      A sad fact

    • @Frozo-nt2ky
      @Frozo-nt2ky 3 года назад +1

      @@Knoah321 Brazil is a developing country, and so are all the countries around the Amazon. It’s very very hard to just tell them to stop

  • @danrono9725
    @danrono9725 2 года назад +1

    I'm from Kenya and I appreciate you starting with that quote from our daughter Wangari Mathai.
    I strive to pay her legacy respect by planting as many trees as possible in my ancestral home

  • @quyav5434
    @quyav5434 3 года назад +176

    TED: What if there were 1 trillion more trees?
    Me: Awesome

  • @ahhhhhh124
    @ahhhhhh124 3 года назад +451

    A NEW YEARS TRADITION WE SHOULD HAVE IS TOO PLANT 3 TREES EACH! (Im getting some friends together and were gonna plant 20)

    • @keishaj4143
      @keishaj4143 3 года назад +15

      Om gosh this is such a good idea... If everybody (who is able) did this... 🙊

    • @aotulapongen8382
      @aotulapongen8382 3 года назад +22

      Fruit trees too so that birds and small animals can have a good source other than human scraps.

    • @aflower6955
      @aflower6955 3 года назад

      @@keishaj4143 lol trees will capture the earth

    • @FiensZy
      @FiensZy 3 года назад +16

      @@aflower6955 it's better than poisonous gasses

    • @sadiasaba3863
      @sadiasaba3863 3 года назад +4

      @@aflower6955 but the bitter truth is that everyone is not gonna follow it

  • @saumyashree4926
    @saumyashree4926 3 года назад +122

    “What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”

    • @thesexybatman263
      @thesexybatman263 3 года назад +1

      /im14anthisisdeep

    • @HerMi.T
      @HerMi.T 3 года назад +1

      True

    • @Jake12220
      @Jake12220 3 года назад +1

      You get there has been a steady increase in the amount of trees on earth every year since at least the 70's?
      People get told so much nonsense, the earth is greening. What happened in the Amazon last year was also blown way out of proportion and was more to do with politics than the environment. Did you even know there was more forest being burned in Africa at the time people were crying about the Amazon or that on average over the last decade less of the Amazon was burnt than normal or that China plants billions of trees each year(has for a very long time) that Canada plants hundreds of millions, as do many other countries.
      If anything trees may be part of the reason why the earth is warming due to the amount of water vapour they are adding to the atmosphere and because the work as heatsinks at night.

    • @lordgarion514
      @lordgarion514 3 года назад +1

      @@Jake12220
      Nope.....
      "Scientists have long debated about the impact on global climate of water evaporated from vegetation. New research concludes that evaporated water helps cool the earth as a whole, not just the local area of evaporation, demonstrating that evaporation of water from trees and lakes could have a cooling effect on the entire atmosphere. These findings have major implications for land-use decision making."
      www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914161729.htm

    • @lordgarion514
      @lordgarion514 3 года назад

      @@Jake12220
      And yes, the world is greening.
      That's irrelevant.
      LOTS of plants like the warmer temperatures. But even the vast majority of those heat loving plants have a limit of just a few degrees warmer than the "average" they're used to.
      But the plants we rely on for our food, aren't really in the "heat loving" category......
      See the problem?
      Climate change and global warming *ARE* real.
      Even ExxonMobil has come out and admitted their own scientific research, going back several decades, "mirrors" the mainstream science.

  • @LeonardBecker
    @LeonardBecker 2 года назад +5

    I´ve just planted 1508 Trees!

  • @DyslexicMitochondria
    @DyslexicMitochondria 3 года назад +119

    Its sad to see that there are literally don;t believe in climate change and the governments are staying mostly quiet on this. I'm making a video on this very topic. This is OUR planet. This is OUR future and if we dont do anything to change it, it's gonna have dire consequences.

    • @sterlingarcher8041
      @sterlingarcher8041 3 года назад +2

      Well said

    • @epicstuff7522
      @epicstuff7522 3 года назад +1

      Thats depressing

    • @theWZZA
      @theWZZA 3 года назад +6

      Too many people are concerned with short term gain

    • @TheFamilyClub
      @TheFamilyClub 3 года назад +12

      Those who don’t believe are ones who care just about themselves and doesn’t want to know how their actions impact the future inhabitants on earth.

    • @Tradingpassion
      @Tradingpassion 3 года назад

      Govnt alone cannot till individuals' take responsbility.

  • @elifeanor
    @elifeanor 3 года назад +171

    You can help decrease global warming by:
    eating less fish
    Turning off faucet when brushing teeth
    Plant trees in backyard
    Recycling
    Using Ecosia instead of Google
    Eating plant-based sustenance and reduce meat intake
    Using less plastic
    Spreading awareness
    Decreasing plastic use

    • @r2dxhate
      @r2dxhate 3 года назад +4

      I prefer the Venus project

    • @HowlingWolf518
      @HowlingWolf518 3 года назад +24

      ... Who the f**k leaves the tap on when they're brushing their teeth?

    • @peepeetrain8755
      @peepeetrain8755 3 года назад +30

      yeah ok but let's not forget the fact that this is propoganda pushed on the major global companies to make us feel like we're the problem while they are the ones that are actually polluting the earth

    • @r2dxhate
      @r2dxhate 3 года назад +3

      @@HowlingWolf518 I turn on the shower for background noise while i poop

    • @abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186
      @abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186 3 года назад +11

      @@r2dxhate well that's irresponsible

  • @johntr5964
    @johntr5964 3 года назад +19

    My grandmother,who lives in a village,had told me about a giant olive tree that was in a field nearby.She said that it was at least 300 years old,and that it needed six men to hug its trunk-that's how giant it was.Unfortunately,at some point it was chopped down,to make room for a new road...I'm just imagining how many tones of greenhouse gases that tree took care of during its lifetime.
    I know it would probably don't meen anything but please,If you think of cutting down a tree,think twice:These soldiers of Mother Earth are for a large part responsible for our continued existence...
    #SaveTheTrees

    • @Jake12220
      @Jake12220 3 года назад +3

      300 years old for an olive tree is still pretty young. The oldest ones are around 5000 years old.
      It's certainly sad to see old trees cut down, but their timescales are very different to ours.

    • @tarickpersaud6761
      @tarickpersaud6761 3 года назад

      Wow

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 3 года назад +1

      If you plant 2 trees (or more) for each tree you cut down, the long term effect will be more trees. This technique won't protect old trees and their ecological and cultural value, but it will protect the continued existence of the forest.

  • @user-uw3fi2zg4t
    @user-uw3fi2zg4t 3 года назад +6

    and the coolest part is we would have more forest to explore and more nature to enjoy

  • @MoonCobalt
    @MoonCobalt 3 года назад +430

    Mr beast once he reaches one trillion subs:
    IM GONNA PLANT 1 TRILLION TREES

    • @AnonymousOblivion
      @AnonymousOblivion 3 года назад +141

      When we hit 1 trillion people, I think we will have larger issues.

    • @ArdenSeccoriAzucar
      @ArdenSeccoriAzucar 3 года назад +13

      @@magiccarpet1441 he’s a RUclipsr who always gives away money

    • @kamille286
      @kamille286 3 года назад +27

      I don't think he'd be alive by the time there are a trillion people on the earth

    • @iris3865
      @iris3865 3 года назад +8

      @@AnonymousOblivion alt accounts of all the 7billion people 😂

    • @AnonymousOblivion
      @AnonymousOblivion 3 года назад +22

      @@iris3865 So everyone in the ENTIRE EARTH, including newborns, people without internet, and people in prison, would all need to have 124 alt accounts and their main account subbed to Mr. Beast.

  • @derekerm160
    @derekerm160 3 года назад +431

    MrBeast: challenge accepted

    • @mrbeastfanclub315
      @mrbeastfanclub315 3 года назад +17

      We're all waiting for him.

    • @studyspirit5465
      @studyspirit5465 3 года назад +14

      He already planted 20 million trees right?

    • @derekerm160
      @derekerm160 3 года назад +6

      Over 20 million

    • @FiensZy
      @FiensZy 3 года назад +3

      That one country who planted 5 Billion : Amateurs

    • @lauren9536
      @lauren9536 3 года назад +2

      TEAM TREES

  • @Rindew
    @Rindew 3 года назад +51

    The animation is just amazing
    I could play a game like this for just aesthetics alone

  • @jeremiah-howden
    @jeremiah-howden 3 года назад +6

    This animation is so fluid, it never stops moving.

  • @MooShiu
    @MooShiu 3 года назад +323

    I miss the time when cyanobacteria almost killed all life with oxygen.

    • @vinodbisht1973
      @vinodbisht1973 3 года назад +6

      😂😂😂😎😎

    • @maruthimacha9418
      @maruthimacha9418 3 года назад +2

      Wtf

    • @vinodbisht1973
      @vinodbisht1973 3 года назад +36

      @@maruthimacha9418 Yes earlier oxygen rich environment amost killed life on the Earth😎

    • @qqvx
      @qqvx 3 года назад +34

      Kill em with kindness

    • @prfm_setya95
      @prfm_setya95 3 года назад +19

      Then:
      Great Oxygenation Event
      Now:
      Great Carbon dioxideation Event
      T_T

  • @ilickcatnip
    @ilickcatnip 3 года назад +52

    The best move we can make immediately is to protect all the existing forests. As we see renewing the depleted ones is too complex, that becomes a very strong reason why we should protect the existing ones. It's very unfortunate that political leaders worldwide don't understand it or don't include this in their development plans.

    • @thecobaltemperor
      @thecobaltemperor 3 года назад +1

      It’s unfortunate that environmentalalist don’t understand economics

    • @ilickcatnip
      @ilickcatnip 3 года назад +11

      @@thecobaltemperor No, it's rather unfortunate that economists and businessmen don't understand environmental sciences.

    • @auntyjasmine2566
      @auntyjasmine2566 3 года назад +4

      @@thecobaltemperor it’s not that they don’t understand economics, or even ignore the economic impacts of governments implementing environmentally friendly legislature. They just understand the long term implications of excess carbon emissions. Also there are economies that are prioritising reducing the amount of carbon released in the atmosphere (i.e. making most forms of public transportation electric) without harming their economy.

    • @nothernstar2576
      @nothernstar2576 3 года назад

      @@auntyjasmine2566 long term consequences don't matter if you can't provide your population with food now

    • @auntyjasmine2566
      @auntyjasmine2566 3 года назад +3

      @@nothernstar2576 Food ? How is it that states are able reduce carbon emissions and still feed their entire population. You don’t don’t have to sacrifice one in order for the other to exist, the key is finding the right balance/ finding environmentally friendly alternatives of means of production. There are currently lots of brilliant environmental scientists discovering those as we speak, bearing in mind that populations still require food, electricity, water etc..

  • @jeeecyang
    @jeeecyang 3 года назад +27

    "This giant SEQUoia has SEQUestered roughly 1400 TONS of atmospheric carBON" that line fire

    • @Tom-H1
      @Tom-H1 3 года назад +2

      Well I hope not, such an old tree would be vulnerable to fire!

  • @muhammadahmadkhurram8186
    @muhammadahmadkhurram8186 3 года назад +3

    Currently I'm trying to plant 3 to 5 trees in my garden plus an additional 2 mango trees I planted last month - we need to come together to fix what we've done

  • @tasnimmahfuznafis8892
    @tasnimmahfuznafis8892 3 года назад +5

    Usually all ted-ed videos have very good graphics and animation, but this particular one has to be my top favourite. Loved the entire work done here .

  • @brixsumaoang7567
    @brixsumaoang7567 3 года назад +17

    Humans: We should plant more trees!
    Phytoplanktons: *Hold my beer

  • @HonnePerkele
    @HonnePerkele 3 года назад +11

    I'm from Finland and I love forests, I could say that I grew up in there :)

    • @TheFamilyClub
      @TheFamilyClub 3 года назад +2

      I am in Virginia USA and I love them. Our best outdoor activity in getting close to trees. I mean hiking is the best part

    • @loucar.o
      @loucar.o 3 года назад +2

      I lived in a farm near a forest back then and me and my brother (sometimes with our cousins) would just go explore the forest,, the good old times

    • @HonnePerkele
      @HonnePerkele 3 года назад +2

      My father owns some parts of the forest and I would go with my family to there every time I was at my father's home, and still do. We make a fire every time we go there, and we eat sandwiches, sausages and hot chocolate. Sometimes we build huts from spruce ranches and we lay there while the fire is crackling and snow is falling. I wish I would see the northern lights one day while camping, we call them "fox' fires" or "fox' tails" (revontulet)

    • @GregorySerrano1986
      @GregorySerrano1986 3 года назад +1

      Awesome. Finland is absolutely beautiful.

  • @fallingsunshine4797
    @fallingsunshine4797 3 года назад +26

    7 years ago, I asked my Environmental Science teacher what trees were more sustainable and which absorbed more carbon dioxide, and he had no clue. This video answered soooo many questions. Thank you for your hard work TED ED!

  • @TheOriginalFlowerdough
    @TheOriginalFlowerdough 3 года назад +7

    a big part of reducing those emissions is through the use of mycelium, a fungal growth underneath forests with a symbiotic relationship with trees, granting them a communication method while strengthening everything in the area, making growth easier for other plants as well

    • @TheOriginalFlowerdough
      @TheOriginalFlowerdough 3 года назад

      this INSTANTLY makes this sort of revitalization method MUCH easier as the use of one species can be somewhat mitigated, though sparse dotting of various trees to grow into an area through use of mycelium and time would create a FAR denser, more stable and overall strong forested ecosystem capable of supporting more life, this would make earth passable in the time it requires to make somewhere else minimally livable, so we can focus on getting that running then live more and more on that planet giving this one time to heal while using another planet for the less nature-friendly production

  • @will__mem9rno
    @will__mem9rno 3 года назад +75

    I am anticipating TeamTrees Part Two: Electric Boogaloo

    • @AbdulGoodLooks
      @AbdulGoodLooks 3 года назад +7

      Mr beast could make team trees a yearly thing.

    • @evagerritsen1605
      @evagerritsen1605 3 года назад +4

      Hermitcraft fan?

    • @will__mem9rno
      @will__mem9rno 3 года назад +3

      @@evagerritsen1605 How on Gods green earth did you know?!?!

    • @AbdulGoodLooks
      @AbdulGoodLooks 3 года назад +2

      @@evagerritsen1605 Hermit Challenge: plant 1000 trees

    • @samsunguser3148
      @samsunguser3148 3 года назад

      tree drones be dropping next year eh?

  • @Prisoner
    @Prisoner 3 года назад +7

    The voice, the animation, the music and sound effects, these videos are not just informative but very enjoyable

  • @karlnikolasalcala8208
    @karlnikolasalcala8208 3 года назад +6

    This should be Ted-Ed's default animation, it's so satisfying to watch

  • @amjadnawaz5122
    @amjadnawaz5122 3 года назад +65

    The real question is, "can we save our already 'perfect' forest?"

    • @anandhua.b4589
      @anandhua.b4589 3 года назад +3

      it's not "already perfect" it's extremely inadequate

  • @amills3271
    @amills3271 3 года назад +14

    What can really help is replanting of a variety of species of seagrass in shallow coastal areas!!!! Grows 4 times quicker than your average land plant n sequesters alot more carbon!!! And also adds as a fish nursery!!😀👍

  • @TristanSamuel
    @TristanSamuel 3 года назад +48

    Let's recreate the Hanging gardens of Babylon!

    • @HerMi.T
      @HerMi.T 3 года назад +9

      Yes great idea. I know there are hate toward china for his works. But it also present a very good way of growing forest without covering huge land. By growing trees in buildings. It is also practiced in Italy.

    • @r2dxhate
      @r2dxhate 3 года назад +7

      @@HerMi.T China will be forgiven in the future, but they're going to be punched square in the nose before they understand their place. Just look at their fishing boats that are being sunk all over the world for invading the entire worlds fish supply this year, even the galapagos.

    • @barnred8887
      @barnred8887 3 года назад +4

      I recognised what you said! Fate series really does teach you things

    • @tuesdaywithanh
      @tuesdaywithanh 3 года назад +3

      Yes! Sustainable architecture is so cool, and we should make it everywhere we can

    • @HerMi.T
      @HerMi.T 3 года назад +3

      @@barnred8887 yes it did teach me. Especially the main themes around heroism in Fate Stay Night and Zero really make it one of my favourite show. Wait was you talking with Tristan guy? LoL 😅😅😅.

  • @yadiaag7771
    @yadiaag7771 3 года назад +1

    This year I planted 3 fruit trees on my property to add to my already 15 fruit and nut trees. I still have 6 evergreen trees to plant in autumn along with two flowering trees and I want to add 5 more fruit tree plus more bushes for my wild rabbits and birds to play in. Basically…..I want a mini forest.
    My dad says I’m a lot like my grandpa, while many neighbors hate to see weeds and wildlife eating their hard work I am fascinated by the wild flowers and bunnies that come to eat. My grandpa in Mexico used to pay to clean a spring every single year so wild animals and his pigs could play in the water, everyone called him a lunatic for paying and not using it himself but he said it was totally worth it. Unlike everyone else’s dry land tho, his was always overflowing with water and food. Dad said it was his generosity and that his lands thanked him back by never going dry. A lot of native teachings got lost and my grandpa learned the most from his uncle who just like him learned to love the land and respect the animals there. My parents and I want to make our home turn into a food forest, I hope we can also get solar panels soon too.
    A tree offers clean air, shade, food, shelter for animals and it’s beautiful so I don’t see problems with more….there was once so many more.

  • @hydrogenn527
    @hydrogenn527 3 года назад +6

    I am so grateful APEC School introduced TED Animation to us. It really assisted us to be enlighted.

  • @dellie8753
    @dellie8753 3 года назад +7

    i had to come back and watch the video again because the animation deserves it's own attention

  • @vprasadrao7387
    @vprasadrao7387 3 года назад +20

    Ted-ed: What if there were 1 trillion more trees??
    Humans: Well... there is a lot of work to do.

  • @MrSzoSs
    @MrSzoSs Год назад +4

    I think the great thing about nature is that it always finds a way to restore itself and sends us a message whether it's the next storm, flood, earthquake or other disaster waiting to happen. It's just about how much longer we are going to ignore them because we might've not been the ones that were affected by it although we are all play a role in climate change whether it's good or bad.

  • @MohdTaufiqueSiddiqui
    @MohdTaufiqueSiddiqui 3 года назад +23

    The animation was so interactive and soothing to watch

  • @Monkeyboy1138
    @Monkeyboy1138 3 года назад +10

    I feel like I’m permanent reminded of John Hammond in the Lost World: Jurassic Park:
    ‘These creatures require our absence to survive, not our help. And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way.’
    We seem to think we’re more important than our natural world, that a billions of years old planet needs us to fix the mess we’ve caused. When in reality it needs our absence and time.

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 3 года назад

      True, but I promised not to kill myself.

    • @chadwick6710
      @chadwick6710 3 года назад

      You lowkey want to make us extinct

    • @Monkeyboy1138
      @Monkeyboy1138 3 года назад +1

      @@chadwick6710 extinct no, but we could do with maybe lowering (or at least plateauing) population numbers and working more in line with nature, rather than against it all the time. Maybe learn to understand nature more rather than always thinking we know what’s right - even with good intentions we rarely do.
      This planet knows how to look after itself, how to regenerate - look at Chernobyl now with 30 years of little to no human intervention, or expanses of the ocean and islands that now don’t allow human visitations - it just needs us to stop taking and trying to alter things.

    • @vacafuega
      @vacafuega 3 года назад +1

      Yes, this 1000 times. The somewhat good news is that human population is set to plateau and then decline fairly sharply in the next couple of decades. China's population may stabilise as soon as next decade. This means if we campaign to limit pollution, create a carbon tax, and rebuild the ecosystem to some extent, those changes may live to grow and flourish someday.

    • @vacafuega
      @vacafuega 3 года назад

      @@bramvanduijn8086 You don't need to! Simply commit to not having kids, or any more kids, and then look into simple options like carbon offsetting (which is actually pretty affordable! We're talking 50-100 euros per person per year), and other small gestures that add up. The main one would be raising awareness with people you know and suggesting doable solutions.

  • @TheFuturistTom
    @TheFuturistTom 3 года назад +15

    I love Ted-Ed! They inspired my sci-fi/futurist channel!!

    • @TheFamilyClub
      @TheFamilyClub 3 года назад +1

      Agreed. We learn everyday from this channel

    • @aadhyaivaturi495
      @aadhyaivaturi495 3 года назад +1

      Self-Promoter

    • @anujbangad3973
      @anujbangad3973 3 года назад +1

      Write ' W ' if you think he is self- promoting his channel and you see it in every comment section..
      You can be inspired by various channels, perfectly fine; you can write
      It on every channel, but why r u writing on every video......

  • @duewhat9815
    @duewhat9815 2 года назад +6

    When he said "is there a fast growing, long living tree that we can plant world wide?" my first thought was, invasive plants have a much likelier chance of having a more detrimental impact on ecosystems than invasive animals.

  • @patmyles4776
    @patmyles4776 3 года назад +4

    You can't believe how good nature is at planting trees. Our efforts to grow trees is like adding an eyedropper worth of water to the ocean.

  • @ericn7975
    @ericn7975 3 года назад +31

    Correction: "What if 1 trillion trees were back"

    • @thesower29
      @thesower29 3 года назад +1

      no he is correct not ''back it is more'' * TED ed is still correct

  • @turnwaiter5766
    @turnwaiter5766 3 года назад +43

    "general sherman is the worlds largest tree"
    *hyperion:* "am I a joke to you?"

    • @rhinoisgod
      @rhinoisgod 3 года назад

      I believe Hyperion is the TALLEST but i think General Sherman is the Thiccest (probably like 7 c's!)

    • @rhinoisgod
      @rhinoisgod 3 года назад

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superlative_trees#Largest

    • @turnwaiter5766
      @turnwaiter5766 3 года назад +3

      a girthy tree is the best tree #thicctrunks

    • @crunchyingrowntoenail3927
      @crunchyingrowntoenail3927 3 года назад

      Nah Here's an explanation vid about General sherman vs Hyperion
      ruclips.net/video/HdXkQjXwglQ/видео.html

  • @ShaneHarderPhoto
    @ShaneHarderPhoto 2 года назад +1

    Love that the "General Sherman" animation looks absolutely nothing like a giant sequoia.

  • @thesexybatman263
    @thesexybatman263 3 года назад +11

    We can't build the perfect forest, yet. We'll have to wait for the forest expasion on SimCity for that.

  • @maheshashetty1
    @maheshashetty1 3 года назад +5

    The best channel in youtube that present animation in a wonderful way. I admire Ted ed for their contribution towards sharing knowledge.

    • @TheFamilyClub
      @TheFamilyClub 3 года назад

      Very right. It’s very informative

    • @HerMi.T
      @HerMi.T 3 года назад

      As well as kurzgesagt.

  • @elifeanor
    @elifeanor 3 года назад +14

    You can help decrease global warming by:
    - *Eating less fish*
    - Turning off the faucet when brushing teeth
    - *Planting trees*
    - *Recycling*
    - Using Ecosia instead of Google
    - Eating plant-based sustenance and reduce meat intake
    - Using less plastic
    - *Spreading awareness*
    - Decreasing plastic use

    • @bakshir
      @bakshir 3 года назад +8

      -helping tear down corporate structures that overwhelmingly cause the most amount of pollution

    • @dealarr
      @dealarr 3 года назад +2

      - Eating no fish (refer to meat section below)
      - Turning off the faucet when brushing teeth
      - Planting trees
      - Recycling
      - Using Ecosia instead of Google
      - Eating plant-based sustenance and eliminate meat intake (is a cow or a sheep less than a dog or a cat? They all move and struggle when they are killed, they feel pain if they struggle)
      - Using less plastic
      - Spreading awareness
      - Decreasing plastic use

    • @whatishappening3582
      @whatishappening3582 3 года назад

      @@bakshir louder for the people in the back

    • @PogF1sh
      @PogF1sh 3 года назад

      what is a faucet?

    • @Kbcqw
      @Kbcqw 3 года назад +2

      those are all "good" things.. but minuscule in comparison to the vast emissions caused by the factories around the world operating day and night year round. plus, while wealthier people living in very developed countries have the luxury to be able to do all of those things, you have to understand that the majority of people on earth DO NOT.

  • @tyneury
    @tyneury 2 года назад +1

    this channel is so successful in getting their information across. everyone needs a raise

  • @jailee6438
    @jailee6438 3 года назад +8

    FYI: the top 100 oil companies make up over 71% of the entire worlds greenhouse gas emissions.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 года назад

      See, what I can't understand is why can't we harvest these carbon dioxide emissions from factories or oil stuff (at least in some situations) and transform it for human use? CO2 has plenty of valuable uses, including in fire extinguishers. It just seems like a lot of money and resources we're throwing away by letting it go into the sky.

  • @anhphuongnguyen6348
    @anhphuongnguyen6348 3 года назад +13

    The music and and animation is just so calming. Like the time you sit under a tree, peacefully reading a book, inhaling the fresh air that trees give us

  • @abhinandvysakhi
    @abhinandvysakhi 3 года назад +10

    question:Can we build a "perfect" forest?
    answer:yes we can,why can't we?
    after my comment
    question changed

    • @User-jr7vf
      @User-jr7vf 3 года назад +1

      They changed both the title and thumbnail

  • @wwilll
    @wwilll Год назад +1

    Moss, moss is the high speed sequester that grows very quickly.

  • @person8019
    @person8019 3 года назад +29

    I'd put it this way: "1 trillion more trees = More oxygen, more oxygen = Giant bugs. " :D

    • @denistereshchenko6458
      @denistereshchenko6458 3 года назад +4

      Also, a giant spiders. I already hate them, but if they become even bigger, I would want to live on Mars or somewhere

    • @Frozo-nt2ky
      @Frozo-nt2ky 3 года назад +1

      @@denistereshchenko6458 NOOOOOOOOO screw the trees

    • @AnonymousOblivion
      @AnonymousOblivion 3 года назад +3

      Then before we plant any more trees, we must DELETE MOSQUITOES.

    • @denistereshchenko6458
      @denistereshchenko6458 3 года назад

      @@AnonymousOblivion And spiders

    • @crazydragy4233
      @crazydragy4233 3 года назад

      Not gonna lie, you probably wouldn’t notice the size difference. The oxygen amount in atmosphere would probably have to (percentage wise) increase significantly and we wouldn’t be able to handle it before giant bugs become actually relevant.
      Also imagine destroying species of animals just bc u don’t like them.... Quite despicable if u ask me, especially since they do far more for the world in their respective ecosystems than most average humans that advocate for such ludicrous ideas.

  • @vivekduggal987
    @vivekduggal987 3 года назад +4

    People : it's difficult to plant so many trees
    Mr beast : I have helped in planting over a million trees

    • @vishwakumar2864
      @vishwakumar2864 3 года назад +1

      Mr beast : I planted over 23 million trees
      ECOSIA : I planted over 112 million trees (350,000 in India) with my users not by donating, but just by making their "daily internet searches". 😎
      Anyone can plant trees by using Ecosia instead of Google .
      Dont trust me , get to know about it yourself !

    • @emilmuhrman
      @emilmuhrman 3 года назад +1

      Well in just Sweden we plant around 380 million trees yearly.

  • @shreyapatil6348
    @shreyapatil6348 3 года назад +37

    Can we take a moment to appreciate this amazing zen animation!

  • @kamronbekmeliqulov6463
    @kamronbekmeliqulov6463 Год назад

    When I was a child my dad planted majority of trees to our field and I assisted my father but that time I never knew how it effects to nature and environment and I realize now we should plant numerous trees to draw back carban and fossil fuel emissions, in addition to restore depleted biodiversity

  • @anonymousdude2550
    @anonymousdude2550 3 года назад +8

    I want some trees on my eco-friendly grave, however my religion won't support this, but nature is above everything.

  • @La-Illaha-Illa-Allah
    @La-Illaha-Illa-Allah 3 года назад +11

    I would say that solar energy and graphene are the solution, because graphene is a stable form of carbon that is, at the same time, useful for humans. But processing carbon using carbon is not a good idea, this is why we need solar in the equation to provide us with the energy we need. By this process we could extract carbon atoms from carbon dioxide leaving behind oxygen, which could be utilized in other fields or realeased back to the atmosphere.

    • @vacafuega
      @vacafuega 3 года назад +2

      That's so cool, I hadn't heard of that until I saw your comment. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jamesfixx440
    @jamesfixx440 3 года назад +9

    This animation is absolutely beautiful!

  • @floatingwaterlily6754
    @floatingwaterlily6754 2 года назад

    This is thing i tried to implement in every students after taught about photosynthesis “Have a chance, plant any plant.” And you will find the better world in the future.

  • @nerdlingeeksly5192
    @nerdlingeeksly5192 3 года назад +4

    One way to prevent economic depletion of these restored zones is to integrate fruit bearing plant life that way governments can employ foragers to go pick the fruits and vegetables and sell them this could create jobs while also helping to drop the price of healthy foods.
    And with such Bountiful plant life wild game is bound to inhabit these restored areas allowing for regulated hunting of game wether it be by the civilian population or employed foragers, this hunted game will help supplement the meat market while we try to move away from large scale animal farming.
    These areas can also be designated as national parks to help protect them.

  • @danielsmirnov6736
    @danielsmirnov6736 3 года назад +7

    Flowers, small plants and trees: I contribute the most to the atmosphere!!
    General Sherman: Hold my carbon

  • @manhattanvi
    @manhattanvi 3 года назад +21

    TED-Ed can you do a video on mushrooms, I hear the earth was covered in giant mushrooms

    • @hiimryan2388
      @hiimryan2388 3 года назад +1

      Hmmmm covered in mushrooms... So the last of us?

    • @bard99332
      @bard99332 3 года назад

      Mario Bros

  • @shovanabajracharya
    @shovanabajracharya Год назад +1

    I'm so grateful for the few trees we have around our house. Even when they aren't giving us fruits all year round, they're storing the carbon emissions and making our air and soil better, I believe.

  • @hilmiwakhfid7082
    @hilmiwakhfid7082 3 года назад +14

    HEY TED ED! PLEASE MAKE VIDEO OF COMODO DRAGON and help us to campaign for rejecting the construction in komodo island. the government said that the "construction" will help local business but they actually destroying the only natural habitat of komodo itself! as you know that kodomo is only life in this island

    • @missdrey954
      @missdrey954 3 года назад

      is there a petition we can sign?

    • @hilmiwakhfid7082
      @hilmiwakhfid7082 3 года назад

      @@missdrey954 worthless, the government will ignore it

    • @missdrey954
      @missdrey954 3 года назад

      @@hilmiwakhfid7082 just start one, an international one that appeals to the UN; you'll know at least you tried if it fails.

  • @Terrakinetic
    @Terrakinetic 3 года назад +35

    Original Title: Can we grow a perfect forest?
    Short Answer: No

  • @ananya.a04
    @ananya.a04 3 года назад +15

    Both the animation style and the message of the video are equally touching and beautiful. This should be shown to more and more people so as to inspire them to plant and nurture more trees. It's now or never, guys.

  • @Peter-pn7om
    @Peter-pn7om 3 года назад +1

    Imagine that after restoring this areas with trees etc., one of the biggest concerns is to protect it against people cuttin it down.

  • @m.yorlenivasquez4920
    @m.yorlenivasquez4920 3 года назад +3

    This is one of your best videos! Please, keep creating materials to raise awareness about environmental conservation.