Curiosidade ecológica

Graças á revista Gingko, descobri que se pode pedir para plantar árvores ao aceder ao site www.tree-nation.com
A tree nation escolhe criteriosamente as áreas a reflorestar envolvendo sempre a população, nisto eles escolhem áreas mais isoladas do nosso planeta, mais carenciadas de fertilidade, como é o caso do exemplo seguinte:

Baobab, Adansonia Digitata

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Qualities: Well, the Baobab is pretty much the great-grandfather of all trees: the protector, the provider, "the cream of the tree crop"! It also can live up to 2,000 years... Uses: • can live up to 2,000 years • enhance soil fertility • sprouts, fruits, leaves for food • leaves and flowers for fodder • traditional African medicine Common Name: Baobab Latin Name: Adansonia Digitata Nicknames: Tree of Life, Upside down tree, The Monkey Bread Tree, Tree of Knowledge, Koonya (in Zarma), Kuka (in Haoussa) Family: Bombacaceae Height: 20-24m, the diameter of the trunk can reach 8-9m (people have even been