Rediscovering the value of trees
Smoking fields and bare soil betray a common practice in this rural Mozambique district: slash and burn agriculture. The rural population here barely subsists on low-yield rice, cassava, and vegetables, and by cutting trees for charcoal and building materials.
The rural landscape of the Milange…
international programs, Mozambique
Living with elephants
A family of elephants cross the roadway, a common occurrence in the Okavango Delta. (Forest Service photo by Elisa Osborne)
Ecoexist partners with Forest Service training specialists to help Botswana farmers and families share methods for living peacefully with endangered savanna…
international programs
Transforming lives in Bangladesh
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) graduates give their best tiger roar. Tigers are the mascot of YCC Bangladesh program and an apt choice to represent the pride participants feel during and after their intensive 6-month job readiness program, during which they rise to the challenge of the program’s model: engage, learn, and serve. (Photo courtesy of…
students, forest service youth conservation corps, international programs
How do you make a city greener? Teach the children smart agriculture.
Faustina Arkhurst (middle) is surrounded by her student gardeners, who are learning how to identify vegetable seeds, propagate seedlings, maintain a nursery and plant their vegetables and trees in small spaces with recycled containers. Several of the students are displaying seed packets for…
international womens day, international programs, planting, trees, children
Young Women in Central Africa are a New Generation of Leaders on Climate Change
30 Cameroonian women and their instructors pose for a photo following workshops and seminars from the Central Africa Women’s Initiative for Climate Action. The program seeks to support these young women in gaining technical skills that will advance their careers in fields climate change…