When I worked in outback Western Australia, all planted trees had to be "indigenous to the area". I wanted citrus fruit trees, to "increase biodiversity". I lost that fight.
While I think it is great that local communities are getting together to help nature, tree planting in Greenland really is not the right way to do it. The conifers you are planting do not belong to the native terrestrial ecosystem of Greenland, and by planting them you are threatening the native biodiversity that depends on the growth conditions characteristic of open spaces - species of small herbs, mosses and lichens to name a few groups. There are plenty of places around the world where planting trees really makes sense, both from a climate mitigation and biodiversity standpoint-but NOT in Greenland. Invasive species haphazardly introduced by humans are a huge problem around the world.
We should strive to preserve native biodiversity, and in this context it means protecting the open vegetation types that have developed in Greenland since the last iceage :)
@@nielschrstaugaardnielsen9125 on this tiny scale the concern mosses and lichens doesnt matter. In the polar region those cover extremely big areas. Trees will create biomass and shelter wich are in low supply.
Even without a warming trend, it's a good idea to plant trees. Both the Vikings and what we here would call Eskimo types went about things like knuckleheads, neglecting or actively destroying the landscape.
Inuit not eskimo. The Inuit never treated the land and sea without the deepest respect. Knuckleheads? Look what so called advanced societies have done to the biosphere. Inuit know themselves to be an integral part of the environment. Uncontrolled industry and economy have damaged our climate and biosphere beyond reparation.
@@SuperVlerik Óf course I do, knucklehead, that's why I qualified the word “Eskimo" wíth "what we here would call". Not sure if you realize much about grammar or philology in general, so you get the insult. The Eskimos and Vikings thank you....
@@greenghost6691 I guess my friends are not from the Inupiat nations in Alaska, but from Inuits in Canada. For them it's kinda like using the 'N' word: OK to use among yourselves, but insulting when used by an outsider. FYI, "Eskimo" is the insult used by Cree people when European explorers asked who their neighbors were (that happened a lot). It more or less translates to "those guys who eat raw fish".
No mention of whether these trees and other plants are native to Greenland. Are these just more Norway Spruce? Planting non native plants is a seriously bad idea. It has failed everywhere else and will fail here if the plants are not native. How about telling the public what exactly you are planting? That would help.
May God bless your efforts!
So GOOD.
Love it.
Great to see the Kids involved.
I still can't believe how well it is going.
nice one Jason. Thanks
When I worked in outback Western Australia, all planted trees had to be "indigenous to the area".
I wanted citrus fruit trees, to "increase biodiversity". I lost that fight.
😂 good
Maybe try meeting up with mossy earth or leave curious, I think they are working out there too
Amazing🎉
i can't buy trees from the Netherlands, i have no card
I am from the Netherlands, I can be your middle man.
While I think it is great that local communities are getting together to help nature, tree planting in Greenland really is not the right way to do it.
The conifers you are planting do not belong to the native terrestrial ecosystem of Greenland, and by planting them you are threatening the native biodiversity that depends on the growth conditions characteristic of open spaces - species of small herbs, mosses and lichens to name a few groups. There are plenty of places around the world where planting trees really makes sense, both from a climate mitigation and biodiversity standpoint-but NOT in Greenland. Invasive species haphazardly introduced by humans are a huge problem around the world.
Interesting, so you think trees taking over for herbs, mosses and lichens would be a huge mistake?
We should strive to preserve native biodiversity, and in this context it means protecting the open vegetation types that have developed in Greenland since the last iceage :)
@@nielschrstaugaardnielsen9125diversity is key. They do it right planting many species on digraded lands. Not all have to be local species.
@@nielschrstaugaardnielsen9125 on this tiny scale the concern mosses and lichens doesnt matter. In the polar region those cover extremely big areas. Trees will create biomass and shelter wich are in low supply.
Greenland did have trees until the Vikings cut them all down for their ships.
Do you think global warming will make Greenland greener?
Even without a warming trend, it's a good idea to plant trees. Both the Vikings and what we here would call Eskimo types went about things like knuckleheads, neglecting or actively destroying the landscape.
Inuit not eskimo. The Inuit never treated the land and sea without the deepest respect.
Knuckleheads? Look what so called advanced societies have done to the biosphere.
Inuit know themselves to be an integral part of the environment.
Uncontrolled industry and economy have damaged our climate and biosphere beyond reparation.
Not sure if you realize how insulting the word "Eskimo" is.......
@@SuperVlerik Óf course I do, knucklehead, that's why I qualified the word “Eskimo" wíth "what we here would call". Not sure if you realize much about grammar or philology in general, so you get the insult. The Eskimos and Vikings thank you....
That's a Canadian thing where it's considered a slur. In Alaska, they call themselves Eskimos.
@@greenghost6691 I guess my friends are not from the Inupiat nations in Alaska, but from Inuits in Canada. For them it's kinda like using the 'N' word: OK to use among yourselves, but insulting when used by an outsider. FYI, "Eskimo" is the insult used by Cree people when European explorers asked who their neighbors were (that happened a lot). It more or less translates to "those guys who eat raw fish".
No mention of whether these trees and other plants are native to Greenland. Are these just more Norway Spruce? Planting non native plants is a seriously bad idea. It
has failed everywhere else and will fail here if the plants are not native. How about telling the public what exactly you are planting? That would help.
No, non-native species have done quite well in Iceland.