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Reforestation is an important part of the mission to combat the climate crisis.
To plant trees around the world, scientists and start-ups aregetting creative with modern technology.
An Ontario, Canada-based start-up,Flash Forest, is determined to plant one billion trees by 2030.
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This automation of reforestation is part of their grassroots efforts to efficiently revitalize environments around the world.
Flash Forest was founded in the spring of 2019.
The team quickly delved into research and development, testing prototype drones to hone their technique.
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Next, the tree planting drones head out, equipped with pneumatic firing devices.
These drones shoot specially crafted seed pods into the soil, thereby planting them at an optimal depth.
After the seed is planted, spraying drones bring extra nourishment to the area.
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The drones then continue to monitor and encourage the growth of these new forests.
According to Flash Forest’s website: Planting trees is currently the fastest and cheapest way to sequester carbon.
Drone automation can plant trees much faster and cheaper than people can by hand.
Flash Forest creates pods in a variety of trees local to a given area to encourage biodiversity.
At present, a drone can plant over 10,000 trees in a day.
Stay up to date with their environmental innovation on theirwebsiteandInstagram.
Flash Forest is a Canadian start-up that is planting thousands of trees with drones.
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