"What has devastated Mt. Gorongosa’s forest canopy is aggressive deforestation.
"People are poor and telling them not to cut forest wood makes no sense. There was no motivation for them to guard the forest.
"So our innovation to plant and embed coffee trees amongst the fast-growing indigenous trees quickly won over local communities."
#mozambique #gorongosa #reforestation #rewilding #coffee #forests #africa
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-forest-is-us-and-we-are-it-too/
Even with #war and it's real and lingering threat of violence and death, the people of #Gorongosa #mountain in #Mozambique, with direct training and engagement from and by the #government, have preservered and are succeeding in #reforesting the mountain while also benefiting from new #CashCrops—particularly #coffee.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, literally, is our best hope of #ClimateChange mitigation.
#RebeccaSolnit tem razão neste artigo quando diz que os pessimistas climáticos são mais prejudiciais que os negacionistas.
Quem está na linha da frente mostra todos o dias que é possível mudar.
A propósito, puxem atrás na box e procurem este documentário na #RTP2 ou vão a #RTPPlay e vejam o trabalho fantástico de #SebastiãoSalgado, e outros tantos, na recuperação da natureza.
#Gorongosa #Amazónia #GregCarr #rewilding #floresta #natureza
#biodiversidade #ecossistemas
https://www.rtp.pt/play/p12058/recuperar-a-natureza
Depois de anos de caça furtiva na #Gorongosa (Moçambique), nascem elefantes sem presas numa "resposta evolutiva" à perseguição violenta.
#Genética #elefantes #Moçambique #Biodiversidade #Evolução
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