PenguinSunday t1_j4hr4cd wrote
Reply to comment by arseniobillingham21 in Honduras Loses 10% of its Forests in Just 11 Years by decorama
Monocropping is a pretty big reason for soil degradation and crop failures due to pests and diseases. Regenerative farming with multiple crops helps to protect then from pests and replenish the soil. The problem is that diverse forests were clearcut then replanted with only a single type of tree. The forests in my home aren't supposed to be only pine, but Weyerhaeuser kind of forced it, so that's all there is on the lands they own.
arseniobillingham21 t1_j4htcx2 wrote
I mean I’m not gonna stand here and defend Weyerhaeuser, and they definitely shouldn’t be replanting only one species if it was more diverse before. That’s one of those things that can’t be changed until somebody is brave enough to stand up to the logging industry and force them to do the things they should. My point was, you shouldn’t take a forest that’s one species(many of which are naturally that way, not because of clearcutting), and just start introducing new ones.
PenguinSunday t1_j4i90rs wrote
It's definitely about what is appropriate for each area, you're right.
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