Rashmee Roshan Lall

Haiti to Plant Millions of Trees to Boost Forests, Reduce Poverty

  • Posted on: 28 March 2013
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

Below is an article by Rashmee Roshan Lall of the Guardian concerning the Haitian government's plan to promote the planting of 50 million trees a year. The success of this campaign will largely depend upon giving people accessible, affordable alternatives to charcoal.  Other countries have launched successful reforestation campaigns - hopefully, Haitian government and civil society can now do the same.