#Richard St. Barbe Baker

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Safeguarding the Urban Forest and Afforestation Areas

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Frozen Trails and Wagging Tails. Dog Sledding Event. Saskatoon, SK, CA

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The forest is not merely an expression or representation of sacredness, nor a place to invoke the sacred; the forest is sacredness itself. Nature is not merely created by God, nature is God.

Whoever moves within the forest can partake directly of sacredness, experience sacredness with his entire body, breathe sacredness and contain it within himself, drink the sacred water as a living communion, bury his feet in sacredness, touch the living branch and feel the sacredness, open his eyes and witness the burning beauty of sacredness." — Richard St. Barbe Baker

[wordwender]

This generation may either be the last to exist in any semblance of a civilised world or that it will be the first to have the vision, the bearing and the greatness to say, 'I will have nothing to do with this destruction of life, I will play no part in this devastation of the land, I am determined to live and work for peaceful construction for I am morally responsible for the world of today and the generations of tomorrow.

Richard St. Barbe Baker

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Or, whatever, you can also listen to the people who studied the subject and know what they’re talking about? Since this idea was first put forward in 1952 by a British biologist and environmental activist? Meet Richard St. Barbe Baker -

- a guy who started talking about the Earth being a living organism decades before Lovelock and fought for the environment and the importance of reforestation his entire life.

Among other things, Richard St. Barbe Baker:

categorically condemned forest clear-cutting, an idea that he took to governments and forums all over the world, pioneering and fearlessly advocating selective harvesting techniques;

conferred with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and proposed what became America’s Civilian Conservation Corps;

gave tenacious, determined, active leadership, over decades, that helped halt the destruction of the California coastal redwoods, groves that include two-thousand-year-old trees;

drafted research into, and cogent analysis of, the world history of forestry—which he pursued for most of his life—that provides a benchmark for future generations;

traveled to Central and South America and was among the first to propose and plead for an economic solution from the international community to halt the devastation of the Amazon rain forests;

at the age of ninety, made the first of two trips to a remote area of the Himalayas in India where the women of the Chipko tree-hugging movement had, in desperation, taken a bold stand against the deforestation of the region; he was the first Westerner to visit them in their villages and then publicly speak out in support.

(Oh, and in 1929 he was fired from his job as Assistant Conservator of Forests in Nigeria because he defended an African man against a British official.)

Anyway - he does deserve some credit for the amazing Great Green Wall project and for his life’s accomplishments: by the time of his death, he’d been responsible for the planting of 26 trillion trees. Kudos.

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Tree Planting

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Let's take our souls for a day in the bush And gather our planters in the open spaces ask them to 'dig' Let's bring water and trowels as signs of care And when we're done listen to the saplings sing By June Perkins A planting day with Men of the Trees Queensland and Habitat Brisbane. Remembering Mr Richard St Barbe Barker.

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New eBird Hotspot — Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. George Genereux Urban Regional Park.

New eBird Hotspot — Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. George Genereux Urban Regional Park.

Thank you to Meghan Mickelson who added an eBird.org hotspot for the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. This is greatly appreciated and will help people document the birds arriving at the bird feeding stations which are located in the woodlands. As you explore the 326 acre greenspace can you locate all four bird-feeding station […]New eBird Hotspot — Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation…

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If a man loses one-third of his skin he dies; if a tree loses one-third of its bark, it too dies. If the Earth is a 'sentient being', would it not be reasonable to expect that if it loses one-third of its trees and vegetable covering, it will also die?

Richard St. Barbe Baker

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1951 #firstedition Africa Drums by Richard St. Barbe Baker published by the Adventurers Club - [ ] #antiquarian #illustration_daily #bookshelf #antiquarianbookshop #americanantiquarian #illustration #illustrations #booksbooksbooks #childrenseemagic #childrensbooks #books #illustrationart #illustrationartists #bookshelves #childrensbook #childrensfashion #bookstore #childrens #antiquarianbook #books📚 #illustrationartist #antiquarianbooks #bookstagram #bibliophile #Africadrums #adventurersclub #Africa https://www.instagram.com/p/B9eB4zvJIf9/?igshid=gezn2xwkii4j

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Celebrating the Success of National Forest Week: Together for Our Green Spaces

🗣️ An inspiring presentation by Dr. Eric Lamb on invasive grasses and biodiversity! With a special Presentation by Anna, and introduction by Srichand🌾🚫📚 Engaging educational field trips to the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area with thanks to TD Parks People and ParticipACTION! 🌍����🎌 Our heartfelt Proclamation and Flag Raising Ceremony to honor our commitment to nature! 🌿🌈Together, we…

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Transforming Saskatoon: The Richard St. Barbe Baker Natural Infrastructu...

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Men of the trees in the mahogany forests of Kenya and Nigeria

By Baker, Richard St. Barbe, 1889-1982

Publication info New York,L. MacVeagh, The Dial press;1931. Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries BioDiv. Library

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Bir ulusun gerçek zenginliği, ağaç örtüsüyle ölçülebilir.

Richard St. Barbe Baker

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a loving concern for the environment

For Poetry Month and Earth Week here is a delightful blog post from the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area in Saskatoon.

via a loving concern for the environment

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Will the Great Green Wall of Africa Stop Endless Immigration to Europe? - ENVIRONMENT

New Post has been published on https://citizentruth.org/great-green-wall-of-africa/

Will the Great Green Wall of Africa Stop Endless Immigration to Europe?

By the year 2020, desertification (the process by which fertile land becomes desert) in Africa is expected to displace more than 60 million people. An $8 billion project dubbed the Great Green Wall of Africa is fighting back and building a ‘green wall’ across the entire width of Africa. Can the Great Green Wall of Africa curb the effects of desertification enough to convince people to stay?

What is the Great Green Wall of Africa project?

Through the combined efforts of countries in the Sahel region of Africa, the Great Green Wall of Africa also known as the “Great Green Wall of the Sahara” and the “Sahel Initiative” was initiated to help battle increasing desertification.

  Typical Vegetation in the Sahel Region with an illustration of the location of the Great Green Wall of Africa

The Sahel is a region to the south of the Sahara desert, spanning over 3,360 miles (5,400km) from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. The region is comprised mainly of grassland and sparse woodlands, acting as a transition zone from the greener equatorial climate in the south to the desert in the north.

The Great Green Wall is supported by the World Bank, the EU and other international donors and development organizations and has partnered with twenty countries in Africa.

The project aims to grow trees throughout the entire region, which will in turn provide food, employment and secure a future for the more than 230 million people living in the general area of the project’s expanse.

The inability to make a living off of the land in desert regions of Africa is a leading cause of migration to Europe says Elvis Paul Tangem, ‎the coordinator of Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative at the African Union Commission. It is “one of the biggest push factors for immigration, as I know from my home country of Cameroon”, he says. “That is what makes ambitious youth leave. Either you leave or you join the next employer – which is either the traffickers or an extremist group, the leading favorite being Boko Haram.”

Transforming desert land into fertile and income producing land is the goal of The Great Green Wall of Africa. As the website for The Great Green Wall states, “We’re growing fertile land, one of humanity’s most precious natural assets. We’re growing food security, for the millions that go hungry every day. We’re growing green jobs, giving real incomes to families across the Sahel. We’re growing a reason to stay for the millions set to migrate to Europe. We’re growing economic opportunities to boost small business and commercial enterprise.”

How will the Great Green Wall of Africa work?

The idea for the Great Green Wall of Africa was formulated in 1952 by a British forester, Richard St. Barbe Baker, who suggested a 50 km-wide barrier of trees be planted along the edge of the desert to prevent it from spreading. The plan was not adopted until 2007 when the African Union approved the project.

Massive criticism stalled the project, including mismatched ambitions and efforts throughout different countries. Critics also argued that a desert is a natural eco-system which is healthy in its own self, and should not be interfered with or thought of as a disease.

What was initially imagined to be a thick wall of trees has transformed into a jumble of various land reclamation projects, with many of the projects turning to agriculture and farming to restore the land.

In one project residents of Koyli Affa, a village in central Senegal that lies along the Great Green Wall, are now seeing benefits of the initiative. They have a lush communal garden that exhibits a beautiful sharp contrast to the surrounding dry vegetation. More than the 300 women work at the garden weekly, which serves as a source for both food and hope for the future. Amidst the happiness, the village is still unfortunately mourning the loss of young men who went missing in an attempt to illegally cross over to Europe through Libya in search of a better future.

“When we realized our sons were risking their lives in boats, we asked for this kind of program,” said one of the women. “We want the garden to yield a lot so our sons won’t go abroad.”

More than one million immigrants were reported to be trapped in Libya as they tried to cross over to Europe. Most of these individuals came from the Sahel countries and were escaping poverty and desertification, but having failed in their pilgrimage, many are now being publicly auctioned as slaves in Libya.

Progress of the Great Green Wall of Africa

Ecosia, a Berlin-based web search engine that is largely involved with environmental conservation, reported planting 3,746,777 trees in Burkina Faso alone in 2016. A report released by the BBC in September 2017 revealed Senegal to have the most progress in the project to date.

A 2017 Guardian article stated that in Ethiopia, 15m hectares of land have been restored; in Nigeria, it’s 5m, and in Sudan, 2,000. According to the article, the ultimate goal is to complete the wall by 2030 and bring with it 50m hectares of restored land, food security for 20 million people, access to climate change-resilient agricultural technologies for 10m small farms and 350,000 jobs across the continent.

Learn more about the Great Green Wall of Africa by watching their virtual reality film below. On a desktop computer just click and drag to move around the screen. On mobile, open the video in YouTube app and tilt screen. With a Google Cardboard, check Cardboard option and pop phone in viewer.

Motion To Allow South Africa Expropriation, AKA Land Redistribution, Passes & Awaits Constitutional Review

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Değerli dostlar, Çevre ve Doğayı Koruma Üzerine Söylenmiş Söz ve Sloganlar Ağaçlar oksijen kaynaklarıdır, nefes almak için mutlaka korunmalıdır. Bir ulusun gerçek zenginliği, ağaç örtüsüyle ölçülebilir. RİCHARD ST. BARBE BAKER Çevre sorunlarını ve bu alanda bireyin ve işbirliği çabalarının önemini ele almak ivedi gereksinimini kabul ediyoruz. Havada , suda ve toprakta sağlam bir ekolojik denge kurup sürekli kılmak için, çevremizi korumak ve iyileştirmek yolundaki çabalarımızı yoğunlaştırmaya söz veriyoruz. PARİS ŞARTI Çevre temiz olursa, yarınlarımız sağlıklı olur. Çevremizi kirletme, geleceği yok etme. Çevrene sahip çık, doğayı koru. Çevreye atılan bir çöp geleceğe atılan bir kurşundur. Denize atılan her bir çöp doğaya yapılan eziyettir. Doğa en iyi dostumuzdur, ona iyi davranın. Doğa sadece bizim değil; yeşili koru, hayvanlara saygı duy. Doğa! En küçük bir çaba harcamadan ve mükemmel bir kusursuzlukla en basit maddeden son derece farklı şeyler yaratiyor; hepsinin üzerine de ince bir tül örtüyor Yarattigi her bir parçanın kendine has özellikleri, her bir durumun ayri açiklamasi var ama sonuçta hepsi birlikte bir bütünü olusturuyorlar. GOETHE Doğanın temizliği insanın temizliğidir; çünkü aslan yattığı yerden belli olur. Doğaya hoyratça davranan toplumlarda insanlar arasındaki ilişkiler de hoyratça oluyorlar. JOHN BENNET Doğayı düşünmüyorsan kendini düşün, Dünya herkesin ihtiyacına yetecek kadarını sağlar, fakat herkesin hırsını karşılamaya yetecek olanı degil. MAHATHMA GANDİ Elindeki çöpü atma doğaya , Geri dönüşüme gönder dünya dönsün saraya. Emanettir bize çevre koruyalım onu hepimiz bilinçle. Değerli dostlar, lütfen daha yaşanabilir bir çevre için duyarlı ve yapıcı olalım. En içten dileklerimle. https://www.instagram.com/islamoglu.huseyin/p/Bw8o-rEFwE3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s30ca6fg0j7u