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by bwreilly 2681 days ago
The article mentions the difficulty of scaling reforestation and afforestation. It is currently a fairly manual (and physically brutal) task which usually involves (energy intensive) greenhouses/nurseries.

That said, there are some groups that are working on addressing scaling reforestation right now (and we are hiring engineers).

https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/26/that-night-a-forest-flew-d...

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/08/drones-seeds-fires-how-...

It’s also worth mentioning that rangeland vegetation can have a critical role to play. It doesn’t seems as obvious/flashy, but they tend to have an enormous root structure and can prevent state changes (e.g., desertification).