"Many parts of the world have successfully moved away from heavy extraction-based industries – both ecologically and economically.
The supply of sawlogs in Victoria was close to being exhausted, and the state’s #LoggingIndustry had long been financially unviable. Restoring the forest offers the opportunity to put something better in its place. Restoring heavily logged forests will need an active workforce for many years to come. First Nations empowerment is key. Now begins a long and difficult process to recover vast areas of forest after more than 50 years of #clearfelling and other destructive logging practices."
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https://theconversation.com/we-cant-just-walk-away-after-the-logging-stops-in-victorias-native-forests-heres-what-must-happen-next-206596
#NativeForest #Logging #EnvironmentalRestoration #Extractivism #Destruction #Biodiversity

Hey kids, let's all travel out to the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island:
#EnvironmentalRestoration #Engineering #WildlifeHabitat #Chesapeake #USACE #MDOTMPA #MES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5KyVHmlw_E

Hi all!

I am a biologist living in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle-area) who got side-tracked into IT some 45 years ago. I am returning into fold and have started working again on what I care about most; the environment and citizen science.

My interests:

#introduction #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #EcosystemServices #EnvironmentalRestoration #CitizenScience #PacificNorthwest
#MachineLearning #DeepLearning

Social capital should be focused on a #renewableenergy + #environmentalrestoration, etc. Further subsidising the fossil fuel industry in the age of #ClimateEmergency + #6thMassExtinction is INSANE and insane governments should be overthrown. #RiseUp https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/21/fossil-fuel-giants-seek-billions-european-countries-under-secretive-treaty?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1645478871