Proven Benefits of Reforestation
Reading the Frontline section of the May/June issue of Resurgence (No. 260), I wanted to tell you about the Shinyanga Soil Conservation Programme (or HASHI in Swahili), which has supported the restoration of 500,000ha of trees and natural woodland by rural farmers, women’s and youth groups from over 800 villages (about 2.25 million people) in a region that was once called “the Desert of Tanzania”.
There have been many benefits – including the economic benefit of $14 per person per month – making a strong case for the importance of forest in ...
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