Of special interest for the Green Belt project are the hills south of Hewler, on the road to Kirkuk. They are marked green on the map – green for forests. These hills are today used for oil production and pasture. Both industries can successfully be combined with the tree plantation.
The oil industry is today concerned with their environmental reputation: They are the fact the motor of global warming! To be able to show that they are involved in massive tree planting projects is to somehow counterweight the negative effects, both environmentally and concerning status. The oil business can, a bit farfetched but still, claim to be a green commerce!
Due to the high percentage of protein in the leaves of the tree legumes – up to 35% - will the browsing cattle, and certainly their owners benefit from the tree plantation! It’s a solid fact, confirmed by numerous international studies that tree legumes contribute to a faster growth rate, higher progeny (more kid and lambs) and an improved animal health.
If there ever has been a win-win project, a project that everybody will benefit from, it is this! So what are we waiting for?
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