[![Thumbnail](https://i.imgur.com/SRvjDh6.jpg)](https://dlive.io/video/teamsteem/77705ba0-62f2-11e8-b143-ffce16c65548) Forests are the cradle of the human species and as such hold a very special place in our history. That being said, I highly recommend anyone who would be interested in visiting the World Forestry Center no to go. One has to wonder how much of these [yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/world-forestry-center-portland-2) reviews are real. I can't wait for Steemyelp, Steemipedia, and the likes. https://i.imgur.com/NMKk0su.jpg After 2-3 minutes of walking around The World Forestry Center an overwhelming feeling we wouldn't learn much if anything at all, engulfed me. This is where the real World Forestry journey begins, a journey of discovery, not of how awesome forests are like it should have been, but how ridiculous the World Forestry Center really is. https://i.imgur.com/hwqeFLW.jpg **The World Forestry Center should be considered a serious threat to forests worldwide. If it's not stopped, it might soon be the number one cause of deforestation.** **I think I would rather be lost in a desert than having to go back for a second visit.** @karensuestudios, @muffintuesday and I had an awesome time there nonetheless! I'm sure the World Forestry Center does a lot of good for forests and I'm sure they hold nice events from time to time. > "All the world's problems can be solved in a garden/food forest." ― Geoff Lawton ## One Of The Very Most Interesting Thing I've Ever Heard **I can't talk highly enough of this 3 minutes from Sailesh Rao's. Begins at ([6m33s](http://bit.ly/2L3b9fj)).** https://youtu.be/-PgMETKrQD4?t=6m33s ### Fun Forest Facts! - [Deforestation In Real-Time — New Online Tool From Google Lets You See Deforestation As It Occurs](http://planetsave.com/2014/02/23/deforestation-in-real-time-new-online-tool-from-google-lets-you-see-deforestation-as-it-occurs/) - [Animal agriculture is responsible for up to 91% of Amazon destruction.](http://www.cowspiracy.com/facts/) - [Satellite data suggests forest loss is accelerating](https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-forest-satellites/satellite-data-suggests-forest-loss-is-accelerating-idUKKBN0LY1M720150302) - [Saving Ethiopia's 'Church Forests'](https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/saving-ethiopias-church-forests-embattled-islands-of-biodiversity-in-a-denuded-landscape.html) - [Why Food Forests?](https://permaculturenews.org/2011/10/21/why-food-forests/#more-6395) - [Rain forest facts](http://www.savetheamazon.org/rainforeststats.htm) ### Deforestation Causes! Subsistence farming is responsible for 48% of deforestation; commercial agriculture is responsible for 32%; logging is responsible for 14%, and fuel wood removals make up 5%. [[wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation#Causes)] ### Drones For Planting 1 Billion Trees A Year At around 15% of the cost of traditional methods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IY-pl-jHSY ### Reforestation With Planes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpN9-45XPrs ### How To Grow A Tiny Forest Anywhere "The forest, compared to conventional forests grow 10 times faster, are 30 times denser, 100 times more biodiverse." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgPFIKCaOQ ### Where Do Trees Get Their Mass From? (Veritasium) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZb2_vcNTg ### The Most Amazing Thing About Trees (Veritasium) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BickMFHAZR0 ### 30-Year-Old Food Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYs67yYhp3U ### Indian Man Plants 550 hectares Of Forest Over 30 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbAge-l5dHo ### Greening the Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQUqRg2qZ0 ### The African Great Green Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xls7K_xFBQ ## 100% Upvote On The Best Comment I'll give a 100% upvote on the best comment done under ["Toward A More Merciful World!"](http://bit.ly/2v2uhFz) aka "[What Truly Matters!](http://bit.ly/2v2uhFz)". I might give more than just one 100% upvote. People have 2 more days to comment. I already had a lot of awesome comments, gave many rewards to many people and already gave a 100% upvote. ## Some Of My Previous Post 1. [What Truly Matters!](https://steemit.com/joy/@teamsteem/toward-a-more-merciful-world) 2. 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