Showing posts with label reforestation projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reforestation projects. Show all posts

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Extreme Reforestation Spain

By Liliana Usvat
Blog 225-365

I started this Blog because of a trip in Spain. We drove for hours and the mountains had no vegetation. So I decided that If I can make a small difference with my opinions and research in reforestation it will be worth to try.

I figure it that massive logging was the cause of decline of Roman Empire. The land lost the soil that could maintain life. But there are 2000 years since the decline of the Roman Empire and something should have been done in all those years. The climate is so hot in Spain that last year we walk on 45 degree Celsius. And this is not normal and it can be prevented with minimum effort. But it should be some effort.

In meantime I found out about permaculture a new concept of food forest implemented and developed on different continents that I consider a blessing for the society if it is applied.

So let's see what is happening in the reforestation sector in Spain in these days.














It is so easy to destroy the environment and the forests let's see how hard is to replant in Spain.
This is so  countries such Canada Romania, Brazil, Madagascar to pay attention, what happens  when large amount of forests are destroyed.

Reforestation Projects Spain

  •  The Green Deserts trees planted February 2012 at Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona Spain
    
They have made terasses with a crane and planted in the solid rocks
They hope that within 5 years this area will be covered with trees without having used irrigation
Solid rocks challenge the trees
  • Los Desiertos Verdes trees that were planted in 2011 at Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona Spain
  • The Green Deserts trees that were planted in 2011 at San Mateo de Gallego Zaragossa Spain
  •  Los Desiertos Verdes trees that survived one year after using the Groasis Waterboxx at San Mateo de Gallego Zaragossa Spain

A combination of a Pine (Pinus nigra)  with a bush Kermes Oak (Quercus coccifera)












This is not a fertile soil but a bunch of small rocks and stones
  • Los Desiertos Verdes successful reforestation of a garbage dump at Fuensaldana Province of Valladolid Spain

Valladolid makes wasted land productive again without using energy for pumps and scarce water for irrigation

 
The water boxes produce their own water they never have to be filled after planting

  • Controlling the results of Riofriste de Aliste plantings in the North of Spain

Riofrio plants over 2000 productive trees. This area was completely burned several years ago no tree survived

Well growing Chestnut one month old on May 28 - 2012
  •  The Green Deserts successful reforestation of mine dumps from Grupo Cupa at Riofriste de Aliste Spain

Above the slate mines were growing trees the objective of Live+ Project is to restore this.
Every 5 minutes a giant truck passes loaded with rocks.
The saplings have to re-establish and re-cover the eroded area. What are the odds that this would happen.


The waterboxx planting any impossible to plant place - rocks - eroded or arid areas - without using energy for pumps and without spilling scarse water to irrigation
  • 1600 to 2000 meter high Ski Resort San Isidro Province of Leon Espana












 
 Without waterboxx the saplings are destroyed because of the meters of snow  on it, that move slowly downwards during winter
















A nice view of a box on approximately 1900 meters high