Wednesday, November 28, 2012

If this looks like a picture of a bunch of grass, that's because it is a picture of a bunch of grass. Otherwise known as a forage bank. One of the big causes of deforestation here, or perhaps one of the reasons it is so difficult to reforest is because of animal grazing, especially goats. So creating alternate food sources for animals so they aren't tempted to eat trees is one of the objectives. This is not a new idea. Forage banks have been around and successfully used around the world. But not a widely adopted practice here. At least not on the scale required to also allow reforestation. 

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