Planting the future

In northern Tanzania, under the leadership of 2002 Rolex Associate Laureate Sebastian Chuwa, people are rallying together to create a sustainable future for themselves.

"Environmental efforts will only succeed in my country if environmental education is targeted at a grassroots level.

These communities are literally sowing the seeds of a better future through a massive, informal reforestation project that will preserve the natural environment and help ensure that the communities themselves have food, shelter and income.

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Faith in forests

Faith in forests

Sebastian Chuwa is encouraging hundreds of people, including school children, to replant forests.

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