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The original was posted on /r/collapse by /u/Ok_Canary_7401 on 2023-10-07 02:37:42.
supposedly 1.9B trees are planted per year
Canada is home to 30% of the worlds forest, about 320B trees
The 2023 wildfires have burned 5% of forest (and rural towns/small cities, but not included here)
5% of 320B trees is 16B trees
16B trees burned / 1.9B planted per year = 8.4 years worth of planted trees burned
by the way, it cost around 26c to plant a tree these days in British Columbia.
so at 1.9B about 500MM is spent planting trees each year, globally.
meanwhile forest fire budgets across Canada have been slashed
| Source | Amount (in million CAD) | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Canada | 65 | 2023 | Funding for wildfire equipment |
| Jacobin | -142.2 | 2019 | 67% cut in emergency firefighting budget |
| CBC (1) | 65 | 2023 | Federal funding for wildfire response in six provinces and territories |
| The New York Times | 32 | 2023 | Provincial wildfire prevention budget |
| CBC (2) | 204 | 2023 | Total budget for B.C. Wildfire Service |
| Reuters | -5.3 | 2016 | Budget reduction |
I wonder if instead of planting trees, there’s a way to fund forest firefighters instead. Might save more trees than we could ever hope to plant
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