The Spanish Government will plant 45 million trees over the next four

years to counter desertification caused by global warming.

The massive tree-planting project is intended to reduce the amount of

CO2 in the atmosphere, the symptomatic trigger of global warming.

The Spanish Government estimates that the trees could absorb more than

3.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, and reverse any further land

degradation by consolidating soils and preventing erosion.

Environmental groups estimate that one-third of Spain is threatened by

desertification that leaves soils dead and landscapes barren.

The State of the Planet

posted by Eve to ClimateConcern