South Korea planted more than ten billion trees after the Korean War — and the volume of wood standing on its hills has risen roughly thirtyfold since 1953

A devastated nation transformed its barren mountains into one of the world's great reforestation success stories—but the real test lies in what happens next. The post South Korea planted more than ten billion trees after the Korean War — and the volume of wood standing on its hills has risen roughly thirtyfold since 1953 appeared first on Space Daily .