Have you ever heard of…
FIRE PREVENTION SHEPHERDS?
Well, almost, but not really:
did you know that shepherds are helping to prevent wild fires in many parts of the world?
Wild fires destroy vegetation,
endanger animals and, as you can imagine,
produce huge amounts of CO2 which is highly polluting.
But where there are shepherds,
there are fewer fires and,
if they do happen, the shepherds help keep them under control!
Plus
every sheep or goat eats between six and eight kilos of shrub and grass every day.
When shrub and grass get dry, they help fire spread:
a flock of 1,000 sheep, however, will eat four or five tons a day!
And they’re free!
So
grazing is a fundamental weapon in the fight against wild fires....
…and renewable energy plants,
such as solar farms with agrivoltaic systems,
help prevent fires because they help shepherds with surveillance systems and fire prevention sensors.
Enel Green Power and shepherds: we stop wild fires before you can say bah!
Or even Baaaah!