Friday, April 8, 2016

PARADISE Lost & Found

Erosion from the Sahara Desert is Not to Blame for all of West Africa's Sandy Situation.
Poor Land Conservation, and a careless waste management plays a major role in the lack of Green.
One can not miss the array of garbage everywhere, the worst of it was the tremendous amount of garbage that washed up on shore with every tidal current.  
Besides the Garbage everywhere, the lack of Conservation and Soil Deprivation can be salvaged...
Growing domestic herds of cattle and livestock are not only reeking havoc on the land, but the trees. 
We witnessed this first hand, an abundance of cattle that were gorging on the unsupervised last remains of Tree Greenery - killing off the last remaining vestiges of shade and vegetation.



Don't mistake me for a Tree-Hugger.  I'm simply reporting on what we observed.
Limbing the last of the trees, Burning instead of Mulching & Fertilizing.
We drove a day into rural Senegal and saw this first hand.  Where did they go: Mango Trees, the Acacia Trees, and the many other native Bush plants?  The only thing we could witness were the beautiful Baobab Trees towering over the Savannah...and they were a sight to behold.


the iconic Baobab Tree

Baobab Fruit (Monkey Bread) - Taste like a white smoothie



Paradise Found 

We witnessed the restoration of this very same land through the 
conservation efforts of Beersheba


 
The View from the Water Tower - Beersheba
Forest of Wealth - an Oasis in the middle of the Desert 
Fence & Forest on the Edge / Solar Power
 the Greenery stands out even in the Dry Season...
Anna, Kim, & Anika @ the Water Hole
 
Snake Skin & Anika in Butcher Shop
 Mulch & Manure
Practical Irrigation that the Nationals can Learn thru their own Study Projects
A Walk Thru the Tamed Wilderness - Restored [Dry Season]
for more info on this amazing mission check out their web site
beershebaproject.org