Before I begin, let me ask you a question( an appetiser for the report) -?Can military strategy help is to win our battle against Global Climate Fight?? ( Amazed. Exactly, my jaw dropped to listening to this question. Do put your opinion in the comment box)

?Tree huggers using missile-tr?cking technology and dropping bombs from C-130 aircraft? What's the world coming to?? That?s how the article began and grabbed my attention. In the next paragraph they wrote, ?The forest isn't being converted into a war zone. These innovative optimists are simply adapting advanced military technologies to use in aerial reforestation.?

Sighed!!!

The article wrote, ?Aerial reforestation is not the new technique?. Well, it was new, at least for me.

The aerial reforestation has been practised in the Honolulu Mountain region after the forest fire since 1930s.

FAO reports, we lose 50,000 acres of land EVERYDAY. With this, we are not only losing the forest/trees, stored carbon and everything it accumulated during its lifetime, but also decreasing the wildlife habitat and assisting in the loss of endangered and rare species. However, ?Aggressive Reforestation? could be potential solution to prevent production of 300 billion tons of carbon dioxide for next 40 years.

Aerial reforestation: Its the technique whee bundles of compressed soil and seeds are bombarded to the land for the introduction of the vegetation.

It's often used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to increase cover and prevent erosion at a burn site soon after a fire. It's also helpful anywhere that traditional reforestation would be difficult: barren deserts, inaccessible mountain sides, war-ravaged areas and wetlands where people might not be able to find firm footing to plant seedlings.( Jeinefer Horton, Howstuffworks.com)

Right type of seedling, land condition, season, mixture of seeds and soils, and other common factors define the success rate of the aerial reforestation. If done right, reforestation by air can have success rate as high as 70%.

Though not as efficient as traditional afforestation methods, Aerial reforestation has certain advantages:

1.Its comparatively less expensive so its economics( Traditional method of planting cost around USD 3500 per acre).

2. A large plane could drop around 100,000 seeds in one flight( around millions in a day.With 70% efficiency, we still have 700,000 trees left)

SEED CANISTER:

At the dawn of aerial reforestation, it was almost impossible to bombard plants without affecting its fragile roots. However, with the advance in sophisticated technology, much have been improved. Different Design exist encasing the seedlings into sturdy but biodegradable  container. These container are strong enough to withstand free fall and plan the seedling efficiently. Later on they decompose to ease the growth of the plant. They may also be packed with nutrients, fertilizers and substances that pull surrounding moisture.

Without the accurate placement, success is unsure. So that why C-130 aircraft are cited. Another proposal was to use the high resolution camera that provides up-to-the-minute information about current weather conditions and moisture content.

Global positioning satellites and missile-tracking equipment could pinpoint exactly where a plane was in relation to the target area. When coupled with wind speed data, that information could determine the precise moment to drop the canisters.( howstuffworks.com)

And, for me YES. If its economics, good use of strategies and perfect blend of technology with environment, not just a battle but we can win war against global climate change.

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