Trees, Technology & Transparency: How DERRICK EMSLEY is Reshaping Reforestation - Highlights

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"I think what's powerful about a tree is it's tangible and it's symbolic in a lot of ways. We as humans naturally have this emotional connection, I think, to trees, and so particularly when you think of our ability to take action within the climate crisis conversation, a tree is this really powerful symbol and vehicle because it's a lot easier to understand a tree than it is to understand a pound or two of CO2 that's floating in the air.

So for us, tree planting is just the start of the communication, just the start of the impact. Really if all it was was to get a stick in the ground that…