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This is the most amazing thing I've ever heard about ever

Today I learned about a couple that decided to rebuild their deserted piece of land of 600 hectares in Aimorés, Brazil. They planted more than 2 million tree saplings. As a result, the site has 293 plant species, 172 bird species and 33 animal species, some of which were on the verge of extinction. It only took 18 years!

In the early 1990s, Brazilian photo-journalist Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado was stationed in Rwanda to cover the horrific accounts of Rwanda genocide. The on-ground experience left him traumatised. In 1994, he was returning to his home in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a heavy heart, hoping to find solace in the lap of a lush green forest, where he had grown up.

But, instead, he found dusty, barren land for miles and miles, in place of the forest. In only a few years, his beautiful hometown underwent rampant deforestation, leaving it fallow and devoid of all the wildlife. For him, everything was destroyed. “The land was as sick as I was. Only about 0.5% of the land was covered in trees,’ he shared in an interview with The Guardian. Salgado was shattered.

Saldago’s Wife Wanted to Recreate The Forest

It was at this time that Salgado’s wife Lélia made a near-impossible proposal. She expressed her wish to replant the entire forest. Salgado supported her idea, and together the couple set out on a heroic mission. Brazil Photographer Forest

Salgado bought an abandoned cattle ranch from his parents and started building a network of enthusiastic volunteers and partners who would fund and sustain their mammoth project. In 1998, the couple founded Instituto Terra – the organisation which tirelessly worked to bring a forest back to life.

PNHR Bulcão Farm | by Weverson Rocio – 2012

Salgado sowed the first seed in December 1999. The couple hired around 24 workers in the beginning and was later joined by numerous volunteers over the years. They worked day and night – from uprooting the invasive weeds to planting new seedlings. Soon, their hard work bore fruit as tropical trees native to the region started flourishing in the area. They received a donation of over one lakh saplings which gave rise to a dense forest. The handcrafted forest comprises mostly of local arboreal and shrub varieties. Latest satellite imagery revealed how a soothing green forest cover has enveloped the area which once was a devastating arid eyesore.Since 1998, they have planted more than 2 million saplings of 293 species of trees and rejuvenated 1,502 acres of tropical forest. The biodiversity-rich zone has recently been declared as a Private Natural Heritage Reserve (PNHR).

The Impact of Salgado’s Forest

The afforestation project, which is undoubtedly one of the greatest environmental initiatives in the world, has also helped to control soil erosion and revived the natural springs in the area. Eight water springs which once dried up, flow at around 20 litres per minute at present, relieving the drought-prone region of its woes. Salgado’s forest also happens to solve the much-debated notion about climate change, proving that the trend can be reversed if tried. His forest has resulted in causing more rainfall to the area and cooler weather, bringing a drastic and desirable change in the climate.

Instituto Terra’s Fauna | by Leonardo Merçon – 2012

The most important positive aspect of the forest till now has to be the return of the lost fauna. More than 172 species of birds, 33 species of mammals, 15 species of amphibians and reptiles have been spotted in the forest interiors, something which was beyond imagination two decades ago. Many of the plant and animal species in his forest actually feature on the endangered list.

Efforts For Good

Climate change is a harsh reality. Mankind is bearing the brunt of the relentless destruction they inflicted on the planet. Yet, people like Salgado and Lélia fill us with hope, proving that patience and persistence can be our keys to heal the wounds of nature. If two people can create a 1502-acre forest in just 20 years, then imagine how much can be done if everyone comes together to protect the environment. It must be reminded that for every tree we plant, we are adding 118 kgs of oxygen to the air every year, and reducing the carbon footprint by 22 kgs.

Efforts For Good urges all the readers to actively engage in planting trees and gradually turn this into a fixed habit.

Sources: http://www.scienceinsanity.com/2019/03/brazilian-couple-created-1502-acre.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/bg0ebn/a_couple_decided_to_rebuild_their_deserted_piece/

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Hands up if you'd also adopt that little noodle! ✋

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! THEY NEVER TIRE, THEY NEVER REST, THEY NEVER GIVE UP!

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They are ANIMALS

Why must the internet hurt me like this?  😫 😫 😫

Excited for 3-day weekend and 294 days until Venom Let there be Carnage comes out!

League of Villains: *all strewn across the floor, various tables and chairs*

Shigaraki: *stumbles in, pale and sweaty* Hey, guys...I'm dying.

Dabi: I was dying earlier. Then I died. Now I'm dead.

Twice: *sobs* I'm miserable!

Toga: Twice isn't even contradicting himself...

Shigaraki: *slides down against the wall onto the floor, clutching his stomach*

Spinner: What is this...?

Kurogiri: *stiffly walks in, leaning against the doorframe*

Kurogiri: It's food poisoning. I have it, too. I did not sleep for one second last night. And I vomited no less than seven times.

L.O.V.: *all groan*

Hawks: Oh, God, don't say that...

Shigaraki: Has anybody talked to Compress?

Spinner: Oh, I can't even imagine what that stick is going through...

Dabi: I have vomited more than Mister's body weight in the last twelve hours alone...he may have just disappeared off the face of the Earth!

Toga: *trying to get up* We need to call him, we must reach out to him!

Toga: *falls onto her face, whimpering* I can't...I can't do it.

Kurogiri: *stands up with a groan of pain and exertion, stiffly walks over to the landline*

Kurogiri: *swings his arm, knocking the phone onto the floor before slumping down against the bar*

Kurogiri: Twice, Extension 7820.

Twice: *rolls over to the phone, slowly starts tapping the numbers in with his nose*

Some time later...

Mr. Compress: *saunters into the bar, humming cheerfully*

Mr. Compress: *sees the state of the League* Woah! It smells like vomit died in here! What happened?

Kurogiri: We got food poisoning, Compress. How do you not have food poisoning...?

Spinner: Because he didn't eat anything.

Shigaraki: He just kept taking pictures and talking about the "wow" factor.

Mr. Compress: Not true, I ate everything you all did.

Kurogiri: Think, Atsuhiro. Was there anything you didn't eat?

Mr. Compress: Oh, yes! Those stupid chicken fingers Hawks brought! They're not a proper dinner food at all!

Hawks: *shocked* The chicken...betrayed me?

Hawks: *looks to the League* Never again, guys. As God as my witness, they are dead to me.

Mr. Compress: Alright, well, I feel great, so I'm going to eat some sushi and then get you all some fluids. I bid you adieu!

L.O.V.: *all groan in misery*

SO MANY in the Organization have even the possibility of having the Keyblade! And don't forget Demyx and Luxord

Xemnas: Roxas is special af because he’s the only one of us who can wield a Keyblade! I’d like to see any of you chucklefucks try that

Marluxia and Larxene, keyblade wielders from the dawn of fucking time:

Xigbar:

I love this so much

The Guardians of the Galaxy animated series (2015-2018)

Sorry for spoilers for this show that ended 5 years ago. But ending the show with Loki getting recognition can be something so personal 😭 (too bad it wasn’t from his family). At least the gotg stood up for him.