Greening Deserts Species Protection Project for Critically Endangered Tree Species and Ecosystem Restoration

This is an announcement of the new Greening Deserts project for critically endangered species: 1001+ Critically Endangered Tree Species Seed Storage and Tree Cultivation Project. The Trillion Trees Initiative can, in future, help to share trees and seeds worldwide, especially to regions where an increased biodiversity is needed or to rejuvenate populations where trees have become extinct or very rare.

Some of the other Greening Deserts projects can also help to establish populations of endangered tree species upon which many other species depend. These projects in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, environmental greening, reforestation and species protection can save millions of life forms worldwide. Healthy ecosystems like forests, of course, provide habitat for countless organisms and their protection or restoration can save many endangered insects, fungi and microbes as well as mammals, amphibians and birds. Therefore, Greening Deserts projects for species conservation and species protection will focus on biodiversity in forests, drylands, grasslands, and wetlands. In urban areas, we will support biodiversity in cities by research, followed by greening and species protection camps.

Greening Deserts’ Critically Endangered Species Research and Protection Program (CES-RPP) started this additional project for endangered tree species in order to focus on the most important issue of global biodiversity conservation by establishing more biodiversity habitats and near-natural forests worldwide. Doing so will also have positive repercussions on many other ecosystems, including stabilizing the atmosphere and weather systems. This will better balance the global climate, biosphere, and water cycles. Different soils, terrains and weather conditions are important factors for tree planting, especially in terms of annual rainfall, groundwater and soil water. The role that trees and soils play for the air and water quality, life forms and soil building should be clear to everyone – especially for those who are affected by global crises. People should think more about microorganisms, minerals, soil quality and important differences of living or dead soils – and the different waters in this relation. The main focus of the new species protection project is on critically endangered tree species which involves the building of special seed storage facilities and other innovative solutions. Greening Deserts sustainable projects aim to improve developments in various areas – such as solar cooling, distribution, logistics, preservation and storage. The sharing of experiences in these areas will be particularly important. Therefore, working with the Urban Greening Camp, we can preserve, store and share seeds professionally. We will offer much more products and services in future. Engaging primarily in the field of Indoor Gardening and Vertical Farming, we can cultivate many species of trees, especially for the European and Mediterranean area. We can share seeds and plants with botanical gardens and professional nurseries around the world. Many international institutions, organizations, universities, biodiversity and plant scientists, and forestry specialists have already been informed about many of the projects in 2020.

Species conservationists, tree experts, botanists, tree growers, tree specialists, and all friends of nature are invited to join. Anyone who can exchange useful information or share constructive feedback and resources would be greatly appreciated. Of course, all experts and scientists who can assist the project through specialist knowledge or on the ground support can also join. Together with the CES-RPP, we can set a goal to recultivate and replant forests with typical plants and native tree species. More biodiversity in wild grasslands, mixed forests and wetlands by integration of missing species should be the main goal of environmental, nature and species conservation organizations. It means also to establish more landscapes and regions which have critically endangered tree species and key plant species worldwide. If we focus on cultivating and exchanging seeds and seedlings worldwide, we can save many tree species from extinction. If all goes well, we can lift the critically endangered status of many trees by cultivating plants and sharing their seeds. Other important tasks for the project are to share natural alternatives to pesticides to farmers and to promote nature-based solutions and permaculture.

The Trillion Trees Initiative (TTI) is for biodiversity conservation, climate adaption, ecological education, ecosystem restoration, environmental protection, sustainable greening, reforestation and species protection.

The initiative can reduce problematic human-made climate change effects, deforestation, droughts, desertification, land degradation, mass extinction, and pollution worldwide. The official Trillion Trees Initiative was started in 2017 by the Greening Deserts founder Oliver Gediminas Caplikas. The main tasks of Greening Deserts and TTI are to create habitats with much biodiversity. The main goal is to establish more natural forests and nature-near landscapes in collaboration with people and authorities from each region where we work. Together with many other innovative developments and sustainable projects, the initiative wants to plant over 100 billion trees in different regions of the world who need more biodiversity and forests. We will also support other tree planting actions to reach the trillion trees goal quickly and efficiently, bearing in mind the need of healthy ecosystems rather than monocultures. Later will come a time where it will maybe too late to plant certain kinds of tree species in regions which are strongly affected by severe climate changes and global warming. The time to plant many new trees therefore is now and over the next ten years. Each tree counts, even if it is just a tree in a pot at home.

Together, we can plant many billions of trees before 2030! There are plenty of opportunities for the nations involved, and for innovative institutions and organizations to be play a part in the future actions and programs of the TTI in different parts of the world. Together, we can prevent future disasters and pandemics, reduce the effects of climate change, mass extinction and delay reaching any tipping points, ideally drawing down carbon to cool the atmosphere and undo the effects of warming in just a few decades. Working together with you as individuals and as nations, we can do it! You are very welcome to join the global greening and reforestation initiative with all the connected projects and new project developments. Let us act together for a healthier and greener world. Let us make the world green again!

Constructive feedback and support are always welcome. Feel free to comment and give useful advice or suggestions.

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