Miracle trees

How 200 million new trees were grown in a dust bowl ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Farmers work among baobab trees in a kitchen garden in the Zinder region of Niger. SVEN TORFINN/PANOS PICTURES]( {NAME}, It’s the miracle regeneration story the world barely noticed. Over the past four decades, farmers in Niger have quietly grown 200 MILLION trees. They’ve restored ancient forests across millions of acres of dusty, drought-prone landscape while massively boosting their crop yields. And all without planting a single sapling! Now farmers in other African countries want to repeat the miracle – and we can help. Niger’s heroes triggered this extraordinary regeneration by reviving a traditional farming technique where tree stumps are left to sprout new growth and crops planted around them. If others follow, we could see millions upon millions more acres revived to lush forest – but first they need to know about it. Groups like the Forum for Natural Regeneration in northern Ghana are working hard to get the word out. But they’re a tiny team. If we all chip in we can supercharge their efforts, helping fund a massive outreach effort to local communities, as well as training and mentoring for farmers. With your help we could see the rebirth of millions more trees – and help spread this simple but game-changing technique globally. Are you in? [Donate $3]( another amount]( Niger, the world’s least developed country, was once covered in trees. But colonialism ruined that – pushing farmers to hack out tree stumps and create neat lines for crops, starting a vicious cycle of deforestation that led to near-barren soil. But when a farmer in the 80s came home too late to dig out his tree roots before the rainy season, he found his crops did much better – helped by the fertilisation of falling leaves, and protected from the wind. Word spread from farmer to farmer, and a new movement was born. With your support, we can keep the word spreading – taking it to farmers across Ghana, which has lost 20% of its tree cover in the past 20 years, and beyond. The more communities that get involved, the more famous this will become, changing the outlook for forests and farming communities, improving livelihoods, and fighting climate change. A group of Senegalese farmers recently visited Niger to learn about the approach – when they returned home they restored 150,000 acres of woodlands. Just think how much more could be done. Can you chip in today? [Donate $3]( another amount]( Thanks for all that you do, Olivia and the SumOfUs team --------------------------------------------------------------- More information: [The great African regreening: millions of 'magical' new trees bring renewal]( The Guardian. 16 August 2018.  [How farmers in Earth's least developed country grew 200 million trees]( National Geographic. 27 April 2022.   SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe]( Â