Comments on: Trees versus desertification http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/ aka Ishtar News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: » The scenery between Zinder and Tanout Esther Garvi: aka Ishtar News http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-344 » The scenery between Zinder and Tanout Esther Garvi: aka Ishtar News Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:09:19 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-344 [...] and what is being said and Niger & trees in general. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled Trees versus desertification, which talks about the disrupting tree chopping scene that I saw going on just between Kano and [...] […] and what is being said and Niger & trees in general. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled Trees versus desertification, which talks about the disrupting tree chopping scene that I saw going on just between Kano and […]

]]> By: Esther Garvi http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-184 Esther Garvi Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:34:01 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-184 @Tauratinzwe: When people find the trees' value higher alive than dead, they also find alternative ways of cooking - which many of the Eden farmers in Tanout have (they use cow dung and millet stalks to feed their fires, instead of their precious trees). But the key to sustainable success is to let the people make their own choices. Once they realize something is precious, they take it from there and a sustainable future is born! @Tauratinzwe: When people find the trees’ value higher alive than dead, they also find alternative ways of cooking - which many of the Eden farmers in Tanout have (they use cow dung and millet stalks to feed their fires, instead of their precious trees). But the key to sustainable success is to let the people make their own choices. Once they realize something is precious, they take it from there and a sustainable future is born!

]]> By: Miriam http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-182 Miriam Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:50:55 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-182 "The question Sub-Saharan Africa must ask itself however is whether trees have a higher value dead or alive." This question is indeed fundamental. In the world of business, a company is being reduced to a commodity that can be chopped up and sold to the highest bidder on a global financial market. Such 'commoditization' blinds us to values which are the fruit of years of patient labour. Establishing a living entity that can provide fulfilment over time requires the kind of dedicated effort that does not tally well with today's calls for 'quick fixes' and immediate returns. But if we wish to see such fruit in our societies then it is this long-term dedication that we need to encourage. “The question Sub-Saharan Africa must ask itself however is whether trees have a higher value dead or alive.”
This question is indeed fundamental.
In the world of business, a company is being reduced to a commodity that can be chopped up and sold to the highest bidder on a global financial market. Such ‘commoditization’ blinds us to values which are the fruit of years of patient labour. Establishing a living entity that can provide fulfilment over time requires the kind of dedicated effort that does not tally well with today’s calls for ‘quick fixes’ and immediate returns. But if we wish to see such fruit in our societies then it is this long-term dedication that we need to encourage.

]]> By: niger1.com http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-178 niger1.com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:50:07 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-178 Wait a minute last year the Ny times had a first page picture of Niger saying that Niger is greener here is the link http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/world/africa/11niger.html Just last week another article came out too saying the same thing so what is happening http://www.niger1.com Wait a minute last year the Ny times had a first page picture of Niger saying that Niger is greener here is the link
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/world/africa/11niger.html
Just last week another article came out too saying the same thing
so what is happening
http://www.niger1.com

]]> By: Tauratinzwe http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-174 Tauratinzwe Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:13:17 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/31/trees-verses-desertification/#comment-174 You're spot on regarding trees. I think your solar stove can contribute a great deal to the preservation of trees. When people are desperate for fuel for cooking, they cut every tree for firewood (for to make charcoal to sell so they have money for necessities). Alternative means of cooking can begin to break that cycle. Your use of the solar stove at your house is a great example for the local people who can then spread the technology to their family members in other areas. Keep up the good work! You’re spot on regarding trees. I think your solar stove can contribute a great deal to the preservation of trees.

When people are desperate for fuel for cooking, they cut every tree for firewood (for to make charcoal to sell so they have money for necessities). Alternative means of cooking can begin to break that cycle.

Your use of the solar stove at your house is a great example for the local people who can then spread the technology to their family members in other areas.

Keep up the good work!

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