Local people the secret to making tree planting succeed
The Forest Garden Approach looks to first make poor farmers richer
27 January 2020 - 17:31
London — Trees are an important tool to counter climate change: they capture carbon dioxide, improve biodiversity and increase groundwater.
Adding a trillion trees could scrub out two-thirds of all emissions, according to scientists, and that’s why everyone from the World Economic Forum to YouTube influencers have launched large planting programmes. There’s just one problem: The success rate of typical programmes is often dismal. Many end up with no trees surviving to maturity...
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