Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted September 18, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, Anler said: Mmm hmm Not all as they were dry and had increased fires but it is a normal process there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is then left to dry, usually right before the rainiest part of the year. Then, the biomass is burned, resulting in a nutrient-rich layer of ash which makes the soil fertile, as well as temporarily eliminating weed and pest species. After about three to five years, the plot's productivity decreases due to depletion of nutrients along with weed and pest invasion, causing the farmers to abandon the field and move over to a new area. The time it takes for a swidden to recover depends on the location and can be as little as five years to more than twenty years, after which the plot can be slashed and burned again, repeating the cycle.[2][3][4] In India, the practice is known as jhum or jhoom.[5][6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted September 18, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 10 hours ago, spin_dry said: Can you imagine how fertile that soil will be? Not to mention the year long growing season. When they get done clearing that area it’ll be the bread basket of the world. Cheap labor and amazing crops for sure. The world is going to look a lot different in 10 years. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is then left to dry, usually right before the rainiest part of the year. Then, the biomass is burned, resulting in a nutrient-rich layer of ash which makes the soil fertile, as well as temporarily eliminating weed and pest species. After about three to five years, the plot's productivity decreases due to depletion of nutrients along with weed and pest invasion, causing the farmers to abandon the field and move over to a new area. The time it takes for a swidden to recover depends on the location and can be as little as five years to more than twenty years, after which the plot can be slashed and burned again, repeating the cycle.[2][3][4] In India, the practice is known as jhum or jhoom.[5][6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, Highmark said: Not all as they were dry and had increased fires but it is a normal process there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is then left to dry, usually right before the rainiest part of the year. Then, the biomass is burned, resulting in a nutrient-rich layer of ash which makes the soil fertile, as well as temporarily eliminating weed and pest species. After about three to five years, the plot's productivity decreases due to depletion of nutrients along with weed and pest invasion, causing the farmers to abandon the field and move over to a new area. The time it takes for a swidden to recover depends on the location and can be as little as five years to more than twenty years, after which the plot can be slashed and burned again, repeating the cycle.[2][3][4] In India, the practice is known as jhum or jhoom.[5][6] We have controlled burns here too. Some species of native plants need them from time to time to thrive. But I think the rest of the world is getting fed up with US fuckery abroad. That area is prime for farmland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted September 18, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Anler said: We have controlled burns here too. Some species of native plants need them from time to time to thrive. But I think the rest of the world is getting fed up with US fuckery abroad. That area is prime for farmland. Well the entire industrialized world thinks its theirs to control. The increased rate of fires in Brazil has raised the most concerns as international leaders, particularly French president Emmanuel Macron, and environmental non-government organizations (ENGOs) attributed these to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's pro-business policies that had weakened environmental protections and have encouraged deforestation of the Amazon after he took office in January 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, Highmark said: The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is then left to dry, usually right before the rainiest part of the year. Then, the biomass is burned, resulting in a nutrient-rich layer of ash which makes the soil fertile, as well as temporarily eliminating weed and pest species. After about three to five years, the plot's productivity decreases due to depletion of nutrients along with weed and pest invasion, causing the farmers to abandon the field and move over to a new area. The time it takes for a swidden to recover depends on the location and can be as little as five years to more than twenty years, after which the plot can be slashed and burned again, repeating the cycle.[2][3][4] In India, the practice is known as jhum or jhoom.[5][6] I don’t believe it. This is just one article of many involving rain forests becoming farmland Global agricultural expansion cut a wide swath through tropical forests during the 1980s and 1990s. More than half a million square miles of new farmland – an area roughly the size of Alaska – was created in the developing world between 1980 and 2000, of which over 80 percent was carved out of tropical forests, according to Stanford researcher Holly Gibbs. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/september/farmland-cutting-forests-090210.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted September 18, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, spin_dry said: I don’t believe it. This is just one article of many involving rain forests becoming farmland Global agricultural expansion cut a wide swath through tropical forests during the 1980s and 1990s. More than half a million square miles of new farmland – an area roughly the size of Alaska – was created in the developing world between 1980 and 2000, of which over 80 percent was carved out of tropical forests, according to Stanford researcher Holly Gibbs. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/september/farmland-cutting-forests-090210.html Well should they not be able to do what they want with their land? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Highmark said: Well should they not be able to do what they want with their land? That’s a moot discussion. They’ll do with it as they see fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted September 18, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, spin_dry said: That’s a moot discussion. They’ll do with it as they see fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, Highmark said: Well should they not be able to do what they want with their land? and they certainly should be able to feed themselves and make trade with their land to improve their countries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, Angry ginger said: and they certainly should be able to feed themselves and make trade with their land to improve their countries. Wonder what they are waiting on. Eggplants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Highmark said: Well the entire industrialized world thinks its theirs to control. The increased rate of fires in Brazil has raised the most concerns as international leaders, particularly French president Emmanuel Macron, and environmental non-government organizations (ENGOs) attributed these to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's pro-business policies that had weakened environmental protections and have encouraged deforestation of the Amazon after he took office in January 2019 Oh I know. If I were to bet tho I would say their concerns arent necessarily for the sake of the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted September 18, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Anler said: Oh I know. If I were to bet tho I would say their concerns arent necessarily for the sake of the planet. Way too much is made of this region's CO2 consumption/Oxygen production. Its deeply rooted in the whole MMGW global push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franks pond Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 macron and the rest of Europe should shut the fuck up,also China and India,Southeast Asia and Madagascar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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