@becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys is this a real & useful thing to do? And would a random person doing it be fine, or is there too much risk of hurting the tree?
There's absolutely a risk of hurting the tree, but tbh the bigger risk is some minimum wage forestry worker taking a chainsaw to the face and being either killed or maimed for life. They are the people affected, not the forestry companies; so, it's one of those "Sounds good in theory, ineffective-to-horrible in practice" things. The best and most effective activism is the tactic that specifically targets the power-holders and decision-makers, and no one else
image description: photo of a sign pinned to a tree that reads: "Many of these trees are INOCULATED to protect them from greed by: Dr. Anonymous. With the health and longevity of the trees in mind, much care was given to ensure the GALVANIZED SPIKES do not penetrate the vascular tissue. Embedded in the bark, only greedy enterprise will be harmed. If the tree is successfully felled, it will be risky and expensive to process the wood." Beneath the photo is more text, in white on black, that reads: "Tree spiking is actually one of the most based things you can do. If a wooded area near you is under threat of deforestation, you can hammer steel railroad spikes into the trunks of the trees. They will cause the chainsaw to explode if they are hit while logging, but if they are hit while logging, but if they are missed they will cause a substantial amount of damage when they are processed at the sawmill. This is one of the easiest and most effective forms of ecological violence."
This image is lying to you. The easiest form of ecological violence is lying on the internet about what you can do to help stop deforestion.
You personally don't have to stoop down to violence.
You can learn about what it takes to be a responsible consumer and help put economic pressure on the companies responisble. Because, as Greenpeace put it, "if corporations have the power to destroy the world’s forests, they also have the ability to help save them".
further reading (they all pretty much say the same thing, to be honest):
Explore 6 solutions to deforestation, from sustainable food systems to FSC certification, and see how businesses and individuals can protect
^Forest Stewardship Council International (FSC)
With threats to our forests’ health from industrial logging and climate change mounting, here’s what to know about the costs to people and t
^National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Understanding the impact of deforestation is the first step. The next step is transforming awareness into action. Here are 10 solutions to s
^World Vision Canada
