{"id":3394,"date":"2017-06-15T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youwealthrevolution.com\/blog\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2017-06-04T12:01:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T19:01:33","slug":"ecuador-holds-world-reforestation-record-for-planting-647250-trees-in-a-single-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youwealthrevolution.com\/blog\/ecuador-holds-world-reforestation-record-for-planting-647250-trees-in-a-single-day\/","title":{"rendered":"ECUADOR HOLDS WORLD REFORESTATION RECORD FOR PLANTING 647,250 TREES IN A SINGLE DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anna Hunt from Waking Times writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A record set by the people of Ecuador is one of the most impressive in the Guinness Book of World Records still stands. In just one day in 2015, thousands of volunteers from around the country planted 647,250 trees in over 150 locations.<\/p>\n

Deforestation<\/h3>\n

Ecuador is one of the country\u2019s that\u2019s been most significantly affected by deforestation. Oil exploration and the logging industry, as well as urban development, have resulted in cutting down of thousands of acres of forest.<\/p>\n

Since the early 1970\u2019s about 30% of the Ecuadorian Amazon has been deforested and\/or polluted. Furthermore, over 70% of the coastal mangroves have been eliminated by the shrimp industry. (Source<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite this, it is still ranked eighth most biodiverse country in the world. This is why it is imperative that people do what they can to preserve the precious ecosystems of the rainforest.<\/p>\n

Ecuador\u2019s Tree Planting Effort<\/h3>\n

As reported by ThingProgress.org, the tree planting effort was organized by a private-public initiative called Siembraton. It spanned 2,000 hectares of land across 150 different locations in Ecuador. Volunteers planted 216 different tree species.<\/p>\n

The Ecuadorian government has set a goal of reforesting over 500,000 hectares long term. Their aim is to counterbalance the damage created by deforestation up to this point.<\/p>\n

Global Reforestation Efforts<\/h3>\n

Similar to Ecuador, many other countries that have fallen victim to deforestation have started their own tree planting movements. Here are three examples:<\/p>\n