Priorities after launch
After launching the pilot, it's important not to add elements haphazardly, but rather establish an order: protection, water, soil, plants, nurseries, and scale. If you mix up the order, even the right plants will end up in a weak environment.
Work order
Protection → water → soil → plants → scale
The launch pilot must first create conditions in which plants can survive. Therefore, the first stage is not planting trees, but stabilizing the environment: wind, sand, microrelief, water, and living soil.
Wind stabilization and barriers must be in place before mass planting.
The contoured micro-relief helps slow down the water and retain it in the system.
Humus and microbiology transform the planting into a living soil system.
Pilot priorities
| Priority | What to do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wind and stabilization | net in zone 6, barriers, first bushes, rough geometry | stop the movement of sand |
| 2. Microrelief and water | half-moons, trenches, zai-pits, stone circles | leave every drop inside the system |
| 3. Soil and microbiology | compost pits, algae, microbes, biocrust | create soil, not just a planting site |
| 4. Plants by levels | first grass, then bushes, then trees | don't overload a weak environment |
| 5. Water network | distribution, buffer tanks, loss reduction | less water, more effect |
| 6. Nurseries | semi-buried greenhouses, growing cycles, seedling flow | not be completely dependent on external supplies |
| 7. Closed loop | water → plants → organic matter → soil → more water | transition to a self-sustaining system |
Correct sequence
Zone 6: Sand stop before entering the main system
zones 3-4: relief and water retention
compost, biocrust and soil microbiology
grasses and groundcover as the first living layer
shrubs and protective plantings
trees and productive species only after stabilization
scaling to new areas after the cycle has been confirmed to work
The main mistake
You can't start with mass tree planting. Without soil, microrelief, wind protection, and water management, trees will perceive the site as a stressed, barren surface rather than a regenerative system.
Management conclusion
Once launched, the DREVO project should proceed not by the principle of "add more plants," but by the principle of "first create the conditions." The project's core is water, topography, soil, and protection. Plants only become resilient when these four layers work together.