As Côte d’Ivoire’s farmers are finding out, that means trouble. By Patrick Worms, President of the International Union for Agroforestry West Africa’s coast used to be thickly forested, with rainforests hugging beaches and…

As Côte d’Ivoire’s farmers are finding out, that means trouble. By Patrick Worms, President of the International Union for Agroforestry West Africa’s coast used to be thickly forested, with rainforests hugging beaches and…
With all those well-meaning efforts to plant trees out there, alarm is justifiably being raised that sometimes, those trees will do more harm than good. That’s why it’s helpful to start any tree…