Monday, October 17, 2011

Trees helping to rebuild the environment in Africa

There has been so much destruction of the environment in Africa, especially as a result of the removal of trees. It's nice to read about people starting to re-plant trees, or to use trees, for the rehabilitation of the environment.

Check out this great article from the BBC:
Tree and crop mixed planting (Image: World Agroforestry Centre)The nitrogen-fixing roots of certain trees provide valuable nutrients to resource-poor arable land.Planting trees that improve soil quality can help boost crop yields for African farmers, an assessment shows.

Fertiliser tree systems (FTS) also help boost food security and play a role in "climate proofing" the region's arable land, the paper adds.

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