Introduction

You may be surprised to learn that the fight against climate change has not yet begun. When you ask people at the local level, they will tell you the truth of this title. The budget is annually granted, but perhaps the will or the strategy does not produce any effect on the environment.

A Show-off in Front of Donors

These tree plantations by the manager are only presented to foreign donors. The tree planting was not intended to encourage farmers at the local level. After the tree planting, there is no maintenance. Not a single farmer is paid to maintain it. The budget to improve the environment is a fund actually thrown into nature. If donors spend billions of dollars, studies and the creation of books on the damage represent the largest part. 4x4s, motorcycles, and office buildings are the main investments used in these projects. The allowances occupy the majority of operating expenses. And a small part is for reforestation. The most important thing is to send persuasive reports to donors.

Grassroots Farmers are Sad and Causing Damage

Reforestation organizations have spent millions on an artist to liven up the feast. To celebrate the operation so that financiers can know that there is a plantation. However, local farmers have not had any money since the soil was prepared. Only large companies have obtained the nursery contract. Farmers have no radio, television, or Internet to express their discontent, but they show their protest by destroying them. And they have wandered the cattle during the summer and burned the plantation during the dry season.

Does the Environment still have a Solution?

Yes, it does. Maintenance and monitoring should be entrusted to local populations. Let each household be responsible for one hectare of reforestation, give them the salary to maintain and protect this area. Africa is rich in solar rays, why not give people solar kits to cook their daily food? Each household uses at least 24 bags of charcoal each year, or 12 m3 of dry wood. If we shared a solar kit per household, ½ Ha to 1 Ha of eucalyptus forest per year and per household will surely be saved. People must know the total cost of the project. And they designate the people to whom to entrust the realization. Only the inhabitants know the tips to improve their environment. If these subsidies go directly to local farmers, the fallow land will quickly be covered with green forest for a long time. The problem of unemployment in the countryside will be solved by improving the environment.

Conclusion

Let’s change the world we live in. Since then, we have been spending money without positive results. Now it is time to change the project to have a real impact. Involving people in the environmental improvement project would solve both environmental problems and the rural unemployment problem.