Ecosystem restoration/reforestation of open mine dumps and landfills with Groasis
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2017
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In 2012, Groasis implemented an ecosystem restoration project of an open mine dump. It is an open mine landfill of a slate mine in Abejera de Tábara, near Zamora, Spain. The trees are planted with the biodegradable bio-plastic Waterboxx® plant cocoon. The waste of the mine is poured on a huge mountain. A layer of 1 meter of soil mixed with stones is applied to this. The trees were planted with the biodegradable Waterboxx® plant cocoon in 2012. Unlike the 10-time reusable green-white Waterboxx®, the biodegradable Waterboxx® has a camouflage sandy colour. The trees have had water once during planting. The Waterboxxes work great. They have been catching morning dew and rain already for 5 consecutive years. The water is stored in the Waterboxx®, in such a way that it cannot evaporate, and is slowly released to the tree. Over 60% of the trees grow amazing. In this way, we can restore all open mine landfills, very cheaply, in their original natural state.
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En 2012, Groasis implementó un proyecto de restauración de ecosistemas de un vertedero de minas abierto. Es un relleno de mina abierta de una mina de pizarra en Abejera de Tábara, cerca de Zamora, España. Los árboles se plantan con el biodegradable bioplastico Waterboxx® plant cocoon. La basura de la mina se vierte en una montaña enorme. Se aplica una capa de 1 metro de suelo mezclado con piedras. Los árboles fueron plantados con el biodegradable Waterboxx® plant cocoon en 2012. A diferencia del Waterboxx® verde-blanco que es reutilizable de 10 veces, el Waterboxx® biodegradable tiene un color arenoso de camuflaje. Los árboles han tenido agua una vez durante la siembra. Los Waterboxxes funcionan de maravilla. Han estado atrapando el rocío y la lluvia por cinco años consecutivos. El agua se almacena en el Waterboxx®, de manera que no se evapore, y se libera lentamente al árbol. Más del 60% de los árboles crecen increíblemente. De esta manera, podemos restaurar todos los vertederos abiertos de las minas, a un precio muy bajo, en su estado natural original.
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Em 2012, a Groasis implementou um projeto de restauração de um ecossistema de um depósito de minas aberto. É um aterro de mina aberto de uma mina de ardósia em Abejera de Tábara, perto de Zamora, na Espanha. As árvores são plantadas com o bio-plástico biodegradável Waterboxx® plant cocoon. O lixo da mina é derramado em uma enorme montanha. Uma camada de 1 metro de solo misturado com pedras é aplicada a este. As árvores foram plantadas com o biodegradável Waterboxx® plant cocoon em 2012. Ao contrário do Waterboxx® verde-branco reutilizável de 10 vezes, o Waterboxx® biodegradável possui uma cor arenosa de camuflagem. As árvores já tiveram água uma vez durante o plantio. Os Waterboxxes funcionam bem. Eles já estão pegando orvalho da manhã e chuva por 5 anos consecutivos. A água é armazenada no Waterboxx®, de tal forma que não pode evaporar, e é lentamente liberada para a árvore. Mais de 60% das árvores crescem incríveis. Desta forma, podemos restaurar todos os aterros de mina abertos, muito barato, em seu estado natural original.
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En 2012, Groasis a mis en œuvre un projet de restauration de l'écosystème d'une décharge à ciel ouvert. C'est une décharge à ciel ouvert d'une mine d'ardoise à Abejera de Tábara, près de Zamora, en Espagne. Les arbres sont plantés avec le bio-plastique biodégradable Waterboxx® plant cocoon. Le gaspillage de la mine est versé sur une énorme montagne. Une couche de 1 mètre de sol mélangé à des pierres y est appliquée. Les arbres ont été plantés avec le biodégradable Waterboxx® plant cocoon en 2012. Contrairement au Waterboxx® vert-blanc 10 fois réutilisable, le Waterboxx® biodégradable a une couleur sablée camouflée. Les arbres ont eu de l'eau une fois pendant la plantation. Les Waterboxx® fonctionnent très bien. Ils ont attrapé la rosée du matin et la pluie déjà pendant 5 années consécutives. L'eau est stockée dans le Waterboxx®, de manière à ce qu'elle ne puisse pas s'évaporer et soit lentement relâchée à l'arbre. Plus de 60% des arbres poussent incroyablement bien. De cette façon, nous pouvons restaurer toutes les décharges à ciel ouvert, à très bon marché, dans leur état naturel d'origine. - Наука та технологія
Fantastic results, considering the roots have to literally drill the rocks. Congratulations Peter
I want to do a big Valley Oak restoration project in central California and just bought 50 waterboxxes. Wish me luck! This climate looks very similar.
Swales
And clay botels
Unos resultados impresionantes. El Waterboxx es un gran invento para reforestar el mundo con facilidad!!!
I see a problem if you use the sturdy long-lasting waterboxx. As the tree trunk grows it is choked. If you created a special waterboxx that was in two pieces, the trunk could push it away, and get the benefits for a decade or more. Also, you could remove it when not needed without damaging the tree.
In very arid climates a larger reservoir could be created by expanding the diameter which would collect more dew/rain. It would not be necessary to return to re-charge.
Great idea! We have developed a box made from paper pulp too (called the Growboxx plant cocoon). You don't have to remove the Growboxx plant cocoon from the tree after a year, because it will degrade after +/- 15 months!
If you are interested, you can read more about the Growboxx plant cocoon here: www.groasis.com/en/products/plant-trees-and-bushes-in-dunes-and-deserts-with-the-biodegradable-growboxx
Groasis Ecological Water Saving Technology brilliant, I really believe this can help the world thanks for your effort.
Awesome, k3ep up the good work, 👍
Terrific results, inspirational efforts! Wonderful to see the project unfold during this filming. Pity about the awful background "music" (= noise) distracting from the contents, though.
If having trees on the land are desired, planting them after getting back a functioning ecosystem, with water infiltrating you know, and soil erosion eliminated, reestablished diversity etc. then planting tress can be done, if native trees aren't already starting to grow.
Do you have to start with a seedling or can you start with a larger tree as long as still small enough for the trunk to fit in the grow hole in the box?
Ne plantez pas des résineux, plantez des feuillus qui font tomber la pluie ....
Yeah, I can understand why you dubbed 'abera de Tabara with a native speaker. But if with practice you can get.
This is a slate quarry and not a uranium, copper, gold or cobalt dump. I doubt that it can be generalised. We should mine less, make more durable consumer products and use products based on mining more sparingly. The planet's resources are not infinite.
Clearly this isn't satisfying only moving forward very slowly if moving at all. Remember, the goal here is not in it self to plant trees, the goal is to restore the ecosystem and starting out with planting trees in a very degraded one with eroding bare soil and so on, isn't a very wise approach. Grasses are way better to get back the vital ecosystem functions nessecary to keep the land healthy. One of the things they provide that are so important is a complete ground cover, which can be achieved in one season if properly managed cattle are used as the tool.
Now, I don't know if you people behind this video is only in it for the money, then what I write can really be irrelevant, but if you are in it for the sake of the planet, please read this article how livestock were used to reclaim a mine better than any other method tried. www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/cow-stomp-using-cattle-to-reclaim-mine-land
Dear Victor,
This plantation was one of the multiple Life+ projects that we have carried out in Spain. The main goal of this project was trying to figure out if our biodegradable Waterboxx plant cocoon works or not in the most dry and eroded areas at multiple locations in Spain. You can see this project more as a test project for the biodegradable Waterboxx plant cocoon. As you can see in the video, the box works. There is (almost) no water in the top layer of the soil, and therefore it is extremely hard to plant here with success while using 99% less water than drip irrigation.
We are happy with the results, because it proves that our technology works even in here and it is one step in the right direction to create a new ecosystem when the mining is done. We support your argument about the grasses and that it will help creating a better vital ecosystem at higher speed, but that was not the main goal of this project.
If you have more questions, please ask!
With kind regards,
The Groasis team
Well, I have more to say at least because, I don't think this is the best approach to regenerate land.
You say that it is extremely dry. If it was extremely dry, the water-boxes would be filled with rain water, it may be very dry parts of the year and those environments are called seasonal humid environments, also know as grasslands.
But okay, if you are in it for the money then it doesn't matter what I have to say, because I'm here to give my opinion on wether this is a good approach to restore land or not.
If you are in it for the lands health, you should really start looking at high livestock impact + mulch as the tools.