Iceland Is Growing New Forests for the First Time in 1,000 Years | Short Film Showcase
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- The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest.
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Within a few centuries, almost all of the island’s trees were slashed and burned to make room for farming. This rapid deforestation has resulted in massive soil erosion that puts the island at risk for desertification.
Today, the Icelandic Forest Service has taken on the mammoth task of bringing back the woodlands. With the help of forestry societies and forest farmers, Iceland’s trees are slowly beginning to make a comeback. Watch this short film by Euforgen to learn more about how their efforts are working to benefit Iceland's economy and ecology through forestry.
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Iceland Is Growing New Forests for the First Time in 1,000 Years | Short Film Showcase
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Who knew selecting the right kinds of trees to plant could be such a difficult task? What do you think about Pröstur's efforts to combat deforestation in Iceland?
National Geographic A step in the right direction
In India, We need the millions of right saplings for the different ecological conditions in the mission for Rally for Rivers. Please document it and guide us in the right direction.
His name is Þröstur and he is a legend.
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It's an example that needs to be adopted globally. The urgent requirement for reforestation is poorly understood.
Our deforestation of this planet over the last few thousand years has been truly epic and whenever we remove forest we remove biodiversity, we create extinctions. Is it just coincidence that we are currently in the middle of the 6th, and largest, major species extinction event in the history of life on earth?
In all previous events the more complex species went to the wall and this time that's us. The precautionary principle would suggest as many trees as we can as fast as we can.
The once native species that used to forest these zones cannot simply be replanted because the soil has been denuded to such an extent that it is no longer capable of sustaining the original flora.
Planting new forests should be every countries concerns.
Canada Canada is full of trees though
Canada is fortunate with vast forests, but invasive species like the mountain pine beetle and emerald ash borer are destroying trees at a surprising rate. Temperatures in British Columbia and Ontario that would normally reach sub -30 degrees for 3-4 weeks in the winter no longer occur allowing invasive species to thrive. Ironically, these past 4 weeks have been some of the coldest times we've experienced in Canada.
I agree. But the biggest thing is urban development. Getting more green spaces in cities. Designing them better.
Nancy Baldwin Existing plant and animal corridors are our last hope, eliminating natural access to them will result in further decline of biodiversity. Southern Ontario is developing at a rapid pace and our surrounding ecosystems cannot keep up. Thorough Environmental Impact Assessments and community involvement is what our land needs.
Except Malta. They have never had natural forests there as the climate and geography doesn't allow forests to grow. However I hope the Maltese are preserving their native maquis and garrigue shrubland vegetation.
“A civilization truly becomes great when old men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit”- Greek proverb.
Damb, that's deep lol. I'm not even lying
Can you.. explain? 2deep4me..
Old men plant trees and they may die before they enjoy the shade of their labor, true. But what makes it a great civilization? Aren't the youth planting trees too? Aren't old men living longer?
"What makes the wolf bigger is the fear" . German proverb
@@shoam2103 it's because it reflects a society that chooses to live selflessly.
Brought a tear to my eye.
That's deep.
This is amazing, I always thought that Iceland naturally had no trees, but it makes sense that deforestation has caused it.
They used to say that if you got lost in a Icelandic Forest all you had to was stand up.
God dammmm 😂
It's still a saying :P
I dont get it?
I was at a family gathering on the island of Hrisey and out walking I went to a tree plantation very strange. All the trees had started to grow but when they reached a height 60mm they turned 90 degrees and hugged the ground. The wind was fairly constant and I guess stunted there growth
@@hmidouchboetekees5320 If I'm correct it's because there are no trees to begin with.
Grow trees : it rains better
Grow trees : the air is better
Grow tress : your mind is better
Grow trees : your life is better.
More insects too, not to mention spiders, sharks, snakes and dinosaurs.
Sharks are in forests?????
@@Shive1337 im okay with that
Hotel? Trivago
@@Shive1337 bigger insects
I Live in Norway, when i was a kid forests covered 28 % of our country, today they say it's 35%. It's not actually forests, but they call them that, it's tree plantations. 1000 years ago, 70% of the forests were leafy trees like oak. Today oak is 2%.
It's the barren trees like spruce and fir that dominate.
1000 years ago it had been warmer than now for a century...
@@walrustrent2001 warmer? I don't think so
@@weekendworrier2468 the historical evidence is pretty strong and perhaps you have not been given it.
The respective northen limits of oliver and vineyards in Europe are very precisely known, they were subjected to taxes. And we have a tremendous amount of tax records of the medieval period.
For instance in 1000 AD, England was producing wine.
This is important because the correlation with average and minimum temperatures is very high. So we have the data that proves that Europe was warmer in 1000 AD than now, and had been for nearly a century.
Now I know the IPCC has been saying that Europe's warm medieval period was only local, and that globally earth was much cooler. But they have no data to back it up. IPCC has acknowledged making up present-day data in the regions where the measurements cannot be made - by interpolations (look up climate gate mails).
But that doesn't stop them from claiming that they know the temperatures around the globe 1000 yers ago...
Science is to take measurement data and make a theory that explains it. The IPCC treats the theorical results of its models on par with actual temperature measurements. That is wrong.
Better than barren lifeless ground...
Oak is actually prepared much better for warmer climate, than spruce and fir. In switzerland, we start planting more leafy trees in the lower areas🙂
This guy's command of the English language is incredible. Hard to tell it's not his mother tongue.
Icelanders are few in number and know that no-one else in the world speaks their weird language (though the other norse folk are close). So they learn English really well ;).
@@ninjafruitchilled i guess icelandic is kinda similar so its easy in my case when i watched youtube 24/7
He must have spent a significant amount of time in North America, perhaps as a student or researcher.
@@has-pingu7862 Same with Norwegian. It's quite similar.
His accent sounds almost uncannily Canadian.
I always thought Iceland was stark...devoid of trees...and it was Iceland's natural state. I'm glad those forests are starting to thrive. I'm sure it will turn Iceland into an even more beautiful paradise than it is already.
Tbh they should plant seeds across literally the entire country
Can we all just have a moment to be stoked on some good environmental news! Heck yeah!
ikr but mostly its like 10 bads environmental news and 1-2 good ones
They aren’t even native trees...
@@PrimetimeNut They are trying to make them native by selecting prefereable genetics which will eventually lead to an entire new subspecies being formed. If that subspecies can only be found in Iceland, they're native. What they do there with the trees is just a faster version of evolution.
@@florisbiezeman3800 thats what the europeans said to native americans. i mean guess youre right then.
Thankfully more CO2 helps the forests grow. The past decade has seen a huge % of forest returning.
If you get lost in a forrest in iceland.
Just stand up
Cackle cackle
If you are homeless, just buy a house.
is that because there are no forests?
@@aaryanjain9532 Yes.
@@aaryanjain9532 its because the tress are small
Imagine if everyone around the world planted one tree each year.
that would be great seriously we have almost 100+ trees around our house we planted them in time frame of 5 years its real blessing for just watching them grow so satisfying .
if everyone around the world plant 5 tree per house than global warming might be tackled
Asif Raza that isn’t possible for everyone. It is also not safe all the time for there to be trees hanging over a house. As wonderful as that would be it’s just not realistic.
Dang i just cut down a tree.
@@Estoooopid Make sure to put it good use and chuck it on a log burner and sit infront of it with a pint 👍
@JT Climate change is already happening. Why would it suddenly stop in one decade?
I used to be a tree planter in Canada, our saying was "one two tree" : )
U just save 100 people
Get these 3000 trees in the ground today buddy.
And don't forget to make your 8 smokos
Did you know, in some languages people actually say tree when they mean three?
Viva l'Algérie
Long ago trees were called arbors but peasants were only allowed to grow three fruit trees, that's where the word tree came from but I am not sure if this is accurate but probably is.
Iceland = full of green trees
Greenland = full of ices.
Iceland is the first step for a green island and later on Greenland might have alot of trees as well
Ernest Jay ice is not countable so you just say ice
wa gu - ices sounds so much cooler though, haha
There was a joke for guys in the military going to Greenland, they told them there was a girl behind every tree, the only problem they only had one tree in a store front display, 60 years ago. PS never been to Greenland.
Greenland = full of ices, not for long.
Knowing Iceland, their incredibly resilient and good natured people and the close-to-mother-earth feelings that island evokes, this feels SO right...Respect, Pröstur.
Þröstur
@ZionHillCalling Everyone needs to kill nature in order to survive. However, once you can thrive, you have to care about nature, because you need it to survive.
@ZionHillCalling Becoming closer to The Earth. Correcting their ancestors mistakes.
I spent several weeks in Iceland. I cycled around the complete circle of the whole island island. Alone ! Because that isolation allowed me time to connect with the landscape , take in its awesome lava and ice worn forms, it’s raw beauty ! Contemplate how the island was formed and how it is still spreading itself over ions from its desolate central fault to its slightly less wild outer edges ! Where winds howl , whales dive and lupinistas do
I'm part Native American and my soul lives in the forest. The soul of all lives in the forest. Thank you Iceland Forestry!!!
I was born in America too 👍
No mate. Your soul is only in you. And everybody's native
Well, part of your soul lives in the forest. The other part isn't worthy.
I like this initiative. It's good to make the planet greener again.
Ilse Mul Make the planet green again!
Indeed, Colby Winfield ! It is so important! And do what you can to make the planet healthier, with solar panels, clean houses, collecting plastics, glass, etc separately instead of all together with all the non-recycable stuff. Recycle wherever and whenever you can!
Here in New Zealand there is an initiative to plant a billion trees to ensure we have a renewable resource for multiple reasons including building, shelter, and biodiversity. Trees are great living carbon storage sinks . Impressed with Icelandic initiatives also.
CARBON makes the planet greener
carbon is neutral
I plant many kinds of tree every year on my birthday as much as my age. BTW, I also produce the little trees by myself from the seed I could find around my area.
Why TH-cam allow click bait? That’s awesome! Thx for doing that!💜😁
Well done! A fine idea and example for me to emulate and follow.
That's amazing, where do you plant them?
I would love to follow this example. Thanks for the inspiration!
I once planted my chia pet seeds so yea there's that
Need a guy like this in South America to regrown the rainforests.
You'd need a million of guys like him to make up for the last decade of deforestation.
and the world to go vegan ... think about why the rainforest is cut down. It isn't because people like the one in the video is missing in brasil.
@@scribblescrabble3185 The rain forests aren't cut down because South America is not vegan. Its because the governments are week and poor and cant afford to properly protect the rainforests, we need them to become richer countries not vegans.
@@faberofwillandmight The rainforest in Brasil gets cut down for soy and corn plantations, food for our industrialised meat production, world wide not only in south america. And the brasilien government could afford to protect it, but doesn't want to, since Bolsonaro doesn't see the worth of the forest. I'm no vegan either, but a cynic.
@Herbert Cukurs You've responded to the wrong person.
Here's the real heroes. Not the trendy singers, actors or politics. Their aim is just to make an our planet a bit better.
I agree. Though Björk (Birch in english) will always be a hero to me as well.
You know, people don't appreciate this wonderful world enough. Nature is Amazing. It's all you can ask for in life.
That Girl Daniel well said
DATING HARLEY QUINN Are there side effects to MDMA or at least by consuming it alot?
That Girl Daniel
Well - that, and someone to share it with.
George Garvey
I'm sure that in the paranoid fantasyland you call your mind, that comment relates to this conversation in some way.
It really doesn't matter how he got there, just that he did. Might recommend MDMA to the frackers and oil barons.
Iceland is undiscovred treasure. Its a lovely country with smart and nice people. they don't mess with the others just living like they want to.. God bless them
Let it stay undiscovered.
definitely not undiscovered... over 2 million tourists a year with a local population of just over 300,000
Tourist are overrunning Iceland. Next thing you know it will be like Venice. More tourist, almost no locals.
It's not undiscovered. The cities and towns are over run with tourists. They are a plague on the native people.
@NOWHERE PEOPLE the native people of Iceland. The people who are icelandic, where's the bigotry in that?
Love the opportunity to expand and bring scotland-iceland together and expand more wildlife and plus more trees
This needs to be implemented in more countries.🌲🌲🌲
I was stationed at HOFN NAS from 1976-1977 and I'm happy to see Iceland having more trees and forests. Bravo!
Was there 74-76.
Beautiful country.
I was at Kadena from 1982-83, but I had an occasion to go up to HOFN for a couple of days as part of an MWR activity. Loved seeing the mission you all did up there.
I'm proud to say, I planted a tree in Iceland when I went there for a visit!
Good on You and well done, Lee. A unique blessing indeed.
Please don’t go back
Good job
@@toomanysecrets7121 why are you so rude? like planting trees is a bad thing
@@staypositive950 probably a troll or stupid. Or both, ignore him
Well done Iceland, I never imagined in my wildest dreams that trees would grow there. Greetings from Cornwall.
I love planting trees! I grew up planting trees each Arbor Day. Awesome memories. This is what I teach about as well! Thanks for posting!
The forest is an economic asset. Iceland made a very good move !
The forest is a natural resource. There are thousands of products that can be grown or collected in the forest.
The mushroom tea for example costs 1.5 USD per cup. It's a product that is being collected in forests at the moment.
epSos.de You're only worried about money? The human race is destroying our planet for money..
Money is the best motivator. It will motivate people to destroy if it's profitable, and to create if it's profitable.
great
Capitalism is what allowed this miracle to happen, and GMOs are the tool real scientists used.
Your politics are all wrong if you don't understand this. Sorry but you have been lied too and misguided. If you actually understood capitalism you would be a proud and much happier. Good luck and i hope you will start to see the truth.
Meme Kin, yes money you know like the money gained in advertising bc you watched this video. Money and capitalism are very good things. Please wake up and stop believe the leftist lies.
I remember when I visited Iceland years back and on about day 5 somebody asked if anybody had seen a tree yet. We were confused af, then found out it was an actual issue.
ps: if you have the means, visit Iceland. It truly is mind blowingly beautiful!
*The Chance to get out the Office* and walk around some forests yeah!
Support growing new forest!
It's an amazing initiative, it's gonna help the world, it's a good thing there are people like him
We are in awe of Pröstur and his team for their relentless effort in growing the forests of Iceland.
Keylor * what an example to follow
A true testimony to the power of real scientists (not politicians ) working with GMOs and utilizing capitalism for the good of all!! Hurray for smart people! !
This was a far too short documentary for exciting topic such as Iceland afforestation.
Even with its deforested landscape, Iceland is still one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
Huge respect for his initiative
Huge resppect for his initiative
@Charlie K I see what you are thinking, but there probably is some help coming out of "mono culture". Genetically engineered Trees still add oxygen to the atmosphere...don't they? But, of course, I prefer naturally Evolved Forests.
Rajat Malik I totally agree!! 👍🏽
Bravo Iceland!!! It's beautiful! Thank you for growing such lovely trees!
I would really love to see a full length documentary on restoring forests around the world. The short films are cool but I'm kind of a detail junky and I want to know mre.
Not all heroes wear capes 🙌
My dad was based there during world war two and remarked on the lack of trees-now I know why. Great to see them coming back!
Was he stationed in Keflavik? My dad grew up there and used to beg for chewing gums as a kid from the american soldiers outside the army base fence.
steffeeH
Yep! But he was with an RAF Coastal Command unit.
His English is perfect.
And an American Accent
Psoy Bormanenko you are right
I would guess from his accent that he was either born or educated in North America.
Icelandic is the 3rd closest language to English, he has an Icelandic accent, but it sounds so similar anyway
@@johncolasont6195 I disagree. I have spoken to Icelanders (and watched Bjork interviews) they don't sound like this. By your argument, Dutch and Norwegian people should have an accent indistinguishable from a native english speaker which is clearly not true. To my British ears he sounds like an American. Also, I looked him up and he went to university in the United States which would explain this.
Wow. I remember seeing a documentary about Iceland in the 1970s and it didn't look like this AT ALL. Amazing what they've been able to do in little more than one generation.
WAKE UP , judging the reforestation by 2 documentaries , are you real ?
They show you a glasshouse , a shot witch shows you a tree being planted and they show you some grown up green trees , god only knows were they might be growing .
O WAUW what a progress , look it's over there where the camera is pointed at.
I've had the privilege to visit Icelands around 8-10 years ago. I was and still am astounded at the natural beauty of the country and after seeing this I am glad that this exists. Would love to revisit Iceland again after this Corona debacle/crazyness ends. (ofcourse only if i am not a carrier)
I hope you enjoy your country, because it is one of the last untamed lands that still exist. It's precious.
It's a really nice step taken by Iceland...Other countries should also take a step like this to make our planet greener....😀😀
Pröstur sets a great example of how we can strengthen our lands by growing our forests.
Other countries dont have problems with forest
Extreme deforestation is not a global phenomenon.
Déforestation in Africa and south America is slowing exponentially and the rainforests in certain parts of the Amazon’s re beginning to grow back, America and Israel actually had a net increase in forest in 2016
This guy is Earth´s guardian angel
@Name Unavailable jesus is the reason for 1000 years of barely no development in tech. so no. hes our devil.
This is an example of going against nature with the use of GE tree plantations. They threaten natural forest ecosystems.
@@craig3287Hmmm. Hadn't thought of the "Genetically Engineered" thing here. I suppose that there could be good genetically engineered forests too. As long as they are not limited to one Tree species.
I am not comfortable with the idea of Natural Species being replaced entirely by genetically engineered species. I Love the Old Forests and all their character.
I wonder if more could be done to strengthen the natural Tree species? Before supplementing with genetically engineered Tree species?
@@romanplays1 exactly all the cool developments in technology have been shunned by Christianity. Saying that most of it is unethical like cloning
Lol. He speaks the interests of the logging industry. Don't be so naive.
Can't even pronounce the man's name, but he speaks our language better than we do. 😀😀😀
Around the world there are wonderful committed people - like this gentleman - who are “reforesting” barren land and ALL life is rejoicing these loving efforts. 💫
This is so cool. Finally!!
NetGeo you have stepped up your game for sure on TH-cam
preluded Yes despite TH-cams efforts to be just another brainwashed liberal propaganda machine... Such a wonderful story of real scientists GMOs, capitalism and a great outcome for everyone!!
Jf Mc what on Earth are you talking about?
preluded , What part are you confused about? Let me know and I'll explain.
I genuinely thought Iceland had no forests... These look amazing!!!
Such calming demeanour
I visited a similar facility here in Alberta when I was a kid. They are fascinating places! Love Iceland! Thanks for posting!
We're happy to hear you could draw parallels from this video to your own experience in Alberta, Ian!
This is so cool, still Iceland is the most beautiful country I’ve ever visited and the few locals I had the chance to talk to are just wonderful and great people.
That's probably due to you being a nice guy. Icelandic people tend to be quite cold on the outside
kobbii i heh, cold.. ice.. land.. makes sense.
We visited Iceland in 2014 & loved it. We did not see many trees (we covered most of the southern coast and the "Golden Circle" area). The joke we heard when we were there went like this; "What do you do if you're lost in the forest in Iceland? ...Stand up." Guess we were just in the wrong part of Iceland. Great video!
I was very surprised to learn that selecting which kind of tree to select for your area would be such a hard thing. Why not simply checking the lumber used to build your old houses? I am sure that palm trees were not used but likely trees which can resist to sub zero temperature and that can live with not that much sun. It is nice to see that on the old continents people are starting to question the way we live and ways to be closer to nature. The poor legacy we had from our ancestors is a paradise compare to what will be left to our children in some part of the world. Planting trees is only one part of the solution, people behaviour is also extremely important. Thank you for producing that video and sharing it. it is nice to see that some people care about forestation.
Go Iceland!!
Warms my heart now se should find away to do the same for the rainforest
good until "low IQ". Doesnt mean much. It's about education.
Becoming Vincent it is.. as cynical as it seems.. I have good education and I dont apply all of it in my life.. the same can be said to you im assuming. Lol..
It is positioned, Madagascar has a similar proyect and ir works.
yes we shall find de wae
Search for a video called Life in Syntropy! It can be found here on youtube.
Iceland, your country folk are admired, you are admirably respected, give yourselves a hug for humane endurance. I salute you 👏
I went to visit Island from Finland 2019 and even if I knew how Iceland looks like in general I was a bit shocked by the fact how few trees there are. After few days I really started to miss our forests. Let's hope they get theirs back some day.
Felt about the same when I visited from Switzerland in 2020. But it's great to see that Icelandic people realize what was lost and try to make it better.
Great. There is hope. Mankind can do a terrific job to help protecting the environment if they commit themselves and put a lot of energy to back it up. Finally good news. Keep it up people. May this example inspire to show you can make a difference.
GOOD TO HEAR ICELANDERS👍KEEP IT UP!
Up until 1920, England brought Ireland's forest cover down to near the same percentage as Iceland's (1%). Since independence, we've been able to get it up to 11% and it's expected to hit 18% in a few years. The government are now planting over 22 million trees a year
tnx for people in iceland.. i love u guys.. i hope i can go there
Iceland is on my list of places I want to go
It's amazing. Probably the best vacation of my life.
@Tiberius ... you wont regret it. but dont go just around the island.
You wont ever regret a visit to Iceland.
It's unforgettable. You'll love the landscape and people alike.
Same here
This is so awesome. Imagine if forest growing for the purposes of lumber became a competitive industry. That could save the planet.
my entire state is overrun with those.
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every road you take from my city to anywhere you'd bound to find hundreds of miles of these trees along the road.
so... yeah, it's a competitive industry. it has been for quite a while. all the good natural wood is either gone or protected.
Yeah that is not really a good thing. Here is South Africa, there are places that should have diverse natural bush and semi-tropical forest, but are pine plantations. Also eucalyptus and wattles. All these trees aren't part of the ecosystem and use way too much water. This is a problem in many, many tropical countries too.
what a beautiful place so relaxing.....
Great idea! Trees make the live feel better. I plant every year some trees more on my land. It’s great to see them growing and the bring a lot of delicious fruits. Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹 Europe! 🍺🇦🇹🛶👍🏔🥨🐺
India should do the same...
we all should do the same
Indian govt is doing, Indian people aren't. We are destroying the soil and water.
Money
Both India and China had the most trees planted, go check out United Nation's report.
@@leezhieng Those reports aren't true though.
Over a thousand tree seedlings are planted every minute in Canada on average,
trees are our life as humans on this planet.
If we want benefits for them we need to contribute back to them.
"Over a thousand tree seedlings are planted every minute in Canada" - by lumber companies.
William Guenthner sustainability, I don’t know for sure how many they plant. I do know that they plant enough seeds to grow back the trees they cut down (not every seed will grow so they plant multiple seeds per tree). The number of in Canada is safe due to regulation. The places we need to worry about most are South American rainforests.
Yes they do. They plant seedlings (small trees), not seeds directly into the ground. Hopefully bamboo can replace other crops in areas where the rainforest is being removed for agriculture. Nonetheless, no need to "worry about South American rainforests" They likely only produce a tiny fraction of the worlds oxygen and sequester very little CO2 respective to the entire planet.
not on gold-rush program the love bulldozer them. nimwit. Plants don't grow that quick back
@Charlie K 1000 Trees knocked down a day for Gold "good for the Canadians"
Great idea for all countries to adapt...Iceland is beautiful..been there
They should definitely do that with Easter Island.
Makes sense. It would take only a few years to reestablish the native palms.
edward what’s the joke?
Makes you wonder why it’s never been done. The income from tourism alone would pay for the program!
@edward What's the joke?
Seems like a good idea to me.
As those larch fall to the ground, they contribute to soil creation. Good stuff!
I lived there for two years in the mid-70’s and those pictures of the small forests amaze me. I saw nothing like that when I lived there. Wonderful!
I'm ready to travel all the way to Iceland to help plant those trees. What's good for Iceland is good for the world as a whole.
I was in Iceland planting trees this august, Please visit their beautiful country! Also if you go make it a checkpoint for you to help the landscape like this guy ^ :)
Im so happy i clicked this video. I never thought Iceland have problem like this. God Bless Iceland.
It's a problem we identified decades ago and ever since then we've been trying different things to grow our wastelands for example. It's really nice to see it's starting to grow, so to speak. But it's an ongoing project. The original aim of the project was to cover as much land with green as it was when the vikings first landed here. I believe that is still the aim.
Þórarinn Snorrason Iceland can do it! #GOICELAND
😭 so nice to see! I have to cry!
2:17 is actually where they filmed *Interstellar*
Are you sure??
Thank you floki for founding Iceland
just watched this episode yesterday! The land of Gods needs more trees! :)
We are here to be guardians of this planet. It’s our job to leave it better than we found it!
TwennyGee funny. We aren't guardians we are basically like bacteria on animals.
Make it lucid
O really??And what about deforestation to plant soja???
Robert S How about sustainability and restoration?
Make it lucid there’s no need to go vegan, what we should be doing is consuming the vast numbers of introduced species that are damaging native landscapes such as wild boars, rabbits.. you get the idea. This would ease up reliance on intensive farming and help to restore natural ecosystems.
The fact is there is plenty of land that has been cleared then abandoned, imagine if all that land could be re forested.
I do believe vegetables should make up the majority of our diet and meat should be more of a treat and not the main part of every meal. Both for health and better sustainability.
Computer Addic 70% of soy is fed to animals, only 6% is eaten for human consumption.
Bravo! Iceland rocks!
...Iceland plants!
They also have volcanoes that produce rocks.
Lucky country!
I spent two happy summers in the 1980s helping plant forests in Iceland.
Why not use bonemeal!?
Use Hemp..
because they would have to kill too many skeletons
But that is the viking way? Yes?
@Charlie K ????
Bonemeal is alkaline depends on tree species.
To help with droughts, plant more grass. grass with long roots to help fill empty aquifers below the surface.
Cool video. Hope it is not too expensive for people to buy the products.
Gemini Skies you need grazing herds. Especially in dry areas. The manure holds moisture for plants to grow. The manure concentrates nutrients for plants. There’s a video out there about that ecology guy from Africa who killed 50,000 elephants and other grazers in Africa. He saw the end result. It’s was devastating. I find it horrific that this guy killed 10s of thousands of animals for a false narrative. He totally regrets what he did. It was a wake up call. He’s now into prompting large herds. It reverses the desertification that’s been overtaking the planet.
I for one love that folks are taking this seriously there is a balance we can achieve if we keep working and finding new ways to correct our wrongs. I'm glad this video is 3 years old that means they have come a long way since sharing this video.
I love Iceland and I love trees. Awesome video. Would like to do the same where I live.
Amazing story. I used to do this when i was young. It is so good for any environment to reforest!
The natural forest cover in Iceland was a stunted birch that colonized the island after it emerged from the sea. Euforgen is maintaining stands of the native trees, but limiting the reforestation to that particular species would be foolish. A more diverse forest is better for everyone; better for the soils, the animals, the people and the ecosystem.
Ideally we can find a balance of species that will support a richer ecosystem. Insects, birds and mammals also need help, and trees are a great way to provide it.
Afforestation focus in Iceland is to make lands more productive. As long as more diverse ecosystem makes more profit, it is reasonable to diversify the land.
@@marks9127 Productive is good. If Iceland could become self-sufficient in wood that would be great. Currently Icelandic need for wood is supplied from trees cut down in other countries, then shipped in. Self-sufficiency is always better, as well as more efficient and ecologically sound. Wood is a great material in so many ways. Forests are also great in many different ways. Their ability to build up soils is tremendously valuable in a place like Iceland where erosion has caused so much damage. But the beauty of a forest is probably even more important. Trees are good for the soul as well as the soil.
@@geroldfirl Can't deny that. Although I think it is hard to grow anything in Iceland with it's mountainous, rocky, cold and windy area.
@@marks9127 Apparently Sitka Spruce grows very well. The video talks about the search for trees that are well-adapted to the conditions. Actually it seems like the presence of trees in an area makes the area better for more trees and other plants. They build up the soil which helps with water retention and holds more nutrients.
@@geroldfirl Can some Trees begin where other Trees have prepared the way?
What a wonderful project !! I like the narrators style - simple, direct to the point and economic with words ! very easy to listen to him and understand and absorb the message he is delivering.
Thank You to All.
This is one of the best "Hope" videos I've seen in years. Unspectacular in the presentation, but spectacular in what will be achieved. So many countries in this world should consider Iceland as a role model. In Brasil, the forest is being devastated faster than it will ever grow again, just to name one example. Malaysia supports the devastation of their rain forests by allowing diversity to be erased from this planet. And so forth. Thank you, National Geographic for sharing this motivating movie!
I have been to Iceland twice. I have seen the new planted forests, and wondered if landowners had to pay for the seedlings to be planted on their property, or if the government paid for it? Iceland is the most beautiful, seemingly untouched places I have been. The Icelandic people are the nicest! I cannot wait to go back!
Andrew Phillips the government plants around 3 million trees a year in Iceland. As a farmer you can call the forestservice and get "sponsored" and basically use your land as a forest plantation. However you can also plant trees with your own money but the trees you plant have to be approoved by the icelandic forest comitee. Now Iceland is planning to plant 5-10 million trees a year. Hope this helps.
@Andrew Phillips I went to a masters degree program with a girl from Iceland. She said everyone has been married to one another, in their entire population and also everyone has been divorced from everyone as well, at least once. Maybe this accounts for how friendly they are? Enough said, think about it.
@Andrew Phillips
Said, Iceland is the most ... untouched place.
You haven't seen it when the volcanoes erupt! There are whole areas where the whole town is buried in ash up to the chimney, and had to be abandoned! "Untouched" by human hands for decades after Mother Nature got done! 😈😈
untouched? it literally got deforested
What a wonderful project. Its heartening to know this is going on.
beautiful optimism. Need it in my country The Republic of Lebanon.
I feel for you, Lebanese people are beautiful, but the govt is a gangster system. Peace be with you.
Thank you Iceland!
What a great message and video. I love forest. So relaxing to see something so beautiful and to walk through all that greenery.
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
GREAT Thing !! We NEED Forests in the World ..BIG Wild Forests ..
That’s good. I remember all the nests and baby birds on the ground. They would love trees!
Ehh, some birds nest on the ground no matter what!
Yeah, a bird that usually nests on the ground wouldn't move to the trees and if they nest in the trees they wouldn't move to the ground. There are many species of ground-nesting birds and tree-nesting birds.
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omg mycel that just made my morning
A lot of ground dwellers still use loose vegetation for nesting material, trees are a good source of that so they probably will benefit from trees being near by. Also, increased vegetative mass typically means increased insect mass which some ground-dwellers may be eating.