WHAT IS THE GENUINE PRICE OF A TREE?
A lady working in a tree nursery. Photo credit: Mercy Musuya |
Human beings
especially the loggers believe that the value of a tree is only determined by
the revenue it generates in our economy.
They ignore to
consider what that specific tree does before entering the economy.
The forest floor
is usually covered by living organisms thus you will be able to come across
lichens or mosses coating rocks. The decaying woods, fallen logs as well as
snags are dependent upon by countless organisms for nutrition and protection.
With this complexity and a link of this kind that is beyond our comprehension
since all are held together, by not only the air but also water and sunlight
suffusing them, makes this community recognized as a forest.
“Second-growth
forest” is a term used majorly by foresters. They consider it a forest but it
is usually a tree plantation. This is like a “managed forest” while others call
it “fibre farm” and it is an important practice in our environment, however,
for a maximum potential to be achieved, geneticists are required. They will
work on resilience, regenerative capacity as well as devices of self-protective
which are all predominant in a natural forest. Breeding of fast-growing
qualities or pedigrees of commercially valuable species of trees and tree
planters, and also firefighters.
Protection of
soil, flora and fauna from being exposed to direct sunlight, wind and air
should be considered. Streams and rivers are always the lifeblood of a forest
and altering water retention could transform radically the species mix that
remained, as a result of large clear-cuts and from using heavy machinery.
These practices
are being rationalized by foresters and christened “proper silvicultural
management,” without considering the knowledge of the factors that were present
in the creation of the initial forest having been cut down. Some have the idea
while others who makes up the majority often ignore to have a look thus not carrying
out a proper inventory concerning all of the constituent species making up the
forest. They may also fail to consider the blueprint which explains the
interconnection of all the components.
When selective
logging will be done at or below trees’ growth rate in a rainforest, it will
enhance profit harvesting indefinitely rather than after every hundred years,
for example. This will enable the diversity which is a key component in
resilience and regeneration not sacrificed by the selective logging of the trees.
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