Tuesday, May 16, 2006

random shots of Haiti and the DR, Apr-May 06


A farmer in Haiti who is collaborating with Floresta to establish a small gene conservation planting for a valuable but disappearing tree species in the region Cedrela odorata.

Floresta's agronomist in the DR and a Dominican farmer discussing the results of an on-farm experiment to increase tree plantation growth through thinning

Pre-Columbian (Taino) petroglyphs in the DR near the border

A tree energy plantation established by a Haitian farmer. Note that the neighbours on either side of him are still planting annual crops.

The trail that people take in this Haitian border community to fetch water everyday. The spring is at the bottom of the ravine and takes an hour to get to and and hour to return. Most families have to take several trips everyday.

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