Extreme reforestation: Baobab planters confront fires, loggers, cattle and more

BELO-SUR-MER, Madagascar — The situation was dire in Kirindy Mite National Park during a visit in November 2022. The previous year, a huge tract of forest had been ravaged by fire and was struggling to recover; towering baobabs were still standing, charred and leafless. And just the month before, fires also burned 45,000 young trees … Continue reading Extreme reforestation: Baobab planters confront fires, loggers, cattle and more