A lot of people still donât understand me when I say that reversing desertification is a good thing. They think I hate deserts
Let me put it this way. I really like the ocean. However I donât think itâs a good thing for the ocean to flood inland destroying ecosystems and villages because some of the natural hills that kept it at bay have been mined away. Me building a dam to keep the ocean away to bring back some of the natural barrier that was lost isnât me trying to destroy the ocean. Itâs me keeping the ocean out of my goddamned ecosystem where it isnât meant to be anyways.
People planting new trees and grasslands on the edge of the Sahara desert arenât trying to get rid of the entire desert. Theyâre replacing the natural root systems that kept the soil from blowing away that have been eaten away by overgrazing. Theyâre replacing the natural barrier that keeps the desert in its goddamned place.
