Submitted by tree planter (not verified) on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 12:53.
All of the above proposals are valid for reducing deforestation. However the situation is so bad that proactive solutions are needed. Haiti needs to plant trees on a massive scale to prevent
Flooding,
Mudslides
Falling water tables,
Declining water quality,
Water and wind erosion, and
Deposition of mud on agricultural areas.
I don't know if Ten Million trees would be enough, but it is probably the minimum.
Follow the example of Israel. The Jewish National Fund collects donations from the Diaspora, and has used it to rehabilitate the land. At the same time providing employment to unskilled laborers.
Additional technologies that might substitute for charcoal are Solar Ovens and BioGas Digesters, fueled by livestock manure. The BioGas Digester produces methane, and can also be adapted to produce electrical or mechanical power.
Solar and wind power options would not provide much employment for the impoverished population. The equiptment would be imported and the technicians are likely not to be found indigenous.
Haitians don't realize how serious deforestation is.
It destroys agricultural land, fouls the rivers, and takes away building material for homes and boats. I mean, if they keep this up, they will be living in mud huts and unable even to fish or garden. A recipe for self-inflicted genocide.
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All of the above proposals are valid for reducing deforestation. However the situation is so bad that proactive solutions are needed. Haiti needs to plant trees on a massive scale to prevent
Flooding,
Mudslides
Falling water tables,
Declining water quality,
Water and wind erosion, and
Deposition of mud on agricultural areas.
I don't know if Ten Million trees would be enough, but it is probably the minimum.
Follow the example of Israel. The Jewish National Fund collects donations from the Diaspora, and has used it to rehabilitate the land. At the same time providing employment to unskilled laborers.
Additional technologies that might substitute for charcoal are Solar Ovens and BioGas Digesters, fueled by livestock manure. The BioGas Digester produces methane, and can also be adapted to produce electrical or mechanical power.
Solar and wind power options would not provide much employment for the impoverished population. The equiptment would be imported and the technicians are likely not to be found indigenous.
Haitians don't realize how serious deforestation is.
It destroys agricultural land, fouls the rivers, and takes away building material for homes and boats. I mean, if they keep this up, they will be living in mud huts and unable even to fish or garden. A recipe for self-inflicted genocide.