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"The west coast of Ireland is famed for its wave-beaten shores and bare, stony
mountains, where only a few stunted trees grow in hollows and valleys, bent by
harsh storms blowing in from the North Atlantic.
The coastline, with its cold, clean winds and ever-changing skies, gives an
impression of unspoiled, primal nature. In 2014, the Irish government
designated a 1,550-mile tourist route along the coast, and called it “The Wild
Atlantic Way.”
Yet, where generations of painters, poets and visitors have rhapsodized about
the sublimity of nature and the scenic Irish countryside, ecologists see a
man-made desert of grass, heather and ferns, cleared of most native species by
close-grazing sheep that often pull grasses out by the roots.
As climate change threatens even more ecological disruption, a growing Irish
“rewilding” movement is calling for the restoration of the native forests that
once covered these lands, both as natural machines to capture atmospheric
carbon, and to preserve and extend what remains of Ireland’s dwindling
biodiversity."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
