"Indonesia Aims to Plant 79 Million Trees"

[GreenPartyVoter]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia, which is losing its forests faster than any other country, hopes to plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of a major U.N. climate change meeting this year, a forestry ministry spokesman said Friday.

The trees, mostly eucalyptus and teak, will be planted across the world's fourth-largest nation on Nov. 28, said the spokesman Masyhud, who uses one name.

"We aim to get Indonesia greener as soon as we can and reduce forest degradation as much as possible," he said.

A Greenpeace forest activist, Hapsoro, said the planting of trees was admirable, but was almost pointless in the face of Indonesia's rapid deforestation.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20071005/D8S30L681.html

[kestrel91316]

1. 79 million trees. And HOW MANY did they cut down last month alone?

Enquiring minds want to know.

BTW, are eucalyptus even native to Indonesia??? If they are planting "tree plantations" I have news: they are no substitute for a FOREST.

It's about the ecosystems, dude.

[TygrBright]

2. Nonsense! Everyone knows the benefits of monocropping.

Don't they?

After all, monocropping promots GOOD THINGS!!! Like, ummm...

ummm....

...gimme a minnit here...

uh...

Well, I'm sure it's better than nothing, anyway.

resignedly,
Bright

[kestrel91316]

3. I think the word you were searching for is:

PROFIT.

I must be psychic, huh?

[NNadir]

4. Palm oil trees no doubt, the kind you can grind up to make biodiesel for German cars.