TIS Weekly (#119): The Importance Of Trees
[August 17th, 2017]
Look outside. You can clearly see the season is about to change. First indicator would probably be the leaves on the trees turning from green to yellow. Not to mention, the never-ending rain. That being said, let’s look at some more Nature-themed videos. Up this week a selection of three videos that:
1. show the importance of trees and forests.
2. show three different methods of building a forest.
Theme | NATURE
A forest in the desert
At a young age I was taught about the fertile power of the Nile river and how its banks provide a fertile base in an otherwise dry desert area. This fertile area around the Nile banks is relatively small compared to the rest of the country. Good to know, scientists have developed a way to cultivate 24(!) forests in this infertile desert sand with processed sewage water. Their method puts a stop to the forward march of desert sand by preventing erosion and improving water retention in the soil.
Theme | NATURE
Tiny forests
Although building forests in a maritime climate (as we have in the Netherlands) doesn’t pose the same challenge such as the climate in Egypt (above), it does take a long time and effort to create a natural, maintenance-free, native forest. That’s where the Indian social enterprise Afforestt comes in, they create forests! Want to know more about their methodology? They share it openly on their website!
Theme | NATURE
Drone bombers planting seeds
Green UK startup Biocarbon Engineering has the ambitious plan to use a small fleet of drones to (re)plant forests that have been destroyed by industrial-scale deforestation. Their method may plant up to 36,000 seeds pods daily, compared to 3,000 being hand-planted by a farmer.
Theme | SOCIAL INNOVATION
And now for something completely different
What a terrific idea for teaching children who are visually challenged about the shape of objects and animals! Fittle is a physical word puzzle, that has one Braille letter embossed on each piece. By completing a puzzle, the kids have learned how the word is written in Braille and can also feel the shape of the object in reality. It’s a shame their product failed to raise the required money on Kickstarter, but we hope they continue their efforts in making this puzzle a reality.
Add your own videos and maybe they will feature in the next TIS Weekly. Questions? Remarks? Ideas? hello@tis.tv is the address! From TIS with love, Simone de Bruin.
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