Listening: When Tree Planting Fails

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B2 | Listening from video | 12 min

Watch the video (0:07 - 5:19). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

What did a recent analysis conclude about Chile's tree planting between 1974 and 2012?

____ It greatly increased the amount of carbon stored____ It led to no major gains in carbon storage____ It mainly helped restore recently damaged forests

A NUMBER from the video.

The Bonn Challenge aims to restore ____ million hectares of degraded land by 2030.

What did the Oxfam analysis say about the tree planting goals of four big oil and gas producers?

____ They would need land twice the size of the UK____ They would need only a small area of land____ They are already close to being achieved

Most of Chile's tree planting money was used to restore native forests.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

A NUMBER from the video.

On average, natural forests store carbon about ____ times better than plantations do.

Why are pine and eucalyptus plantations a risk for carbon storage?

____ They absorb very little carbon when they are young____ They need much more water than native trees____ They burn very easily, so stored carbon can be lost

Most of the savanna land chosen for tree planting in Africa is privately owned.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

ONE OR TWO WORDS from the video.

In a savanna, most of the carbon is stored ____ where it is protected from fire.

According to the speaker, what is one more reason planting trees can be a bad idea?

____ Trees take too long to be counted by scientists____ Companies can use it to look green without real results____ Local people usually refuse to look after new trees

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