faster than the annual growth rate of the trees but these days there are initiatives like the green belt movement that seek to bring change because a many realize that the effects of climate change what otherwise destroy their habitat. charcoal is big business in bamako the capital of mali. almost everybody needs charcoal to cook with and the population is growing. my mom is a charcoal match and. she's doing well but her very success is becoming a source of concern. that there are fewer and fewer trees. to do that scary if you go out of town you'll see what i mean. an australian agronomist with the ngo world vision tony rinaldo has developed a method of countering deforestation that affects large parts of africa his work want him the right livelihood award also known as the alternative nobel prize. land is cleared of the vegetation the land gradually degrades and becomes less and less productive less can be grown on a profit can be made from it and people become more desperate so there is a very strong link between huntley and land and also between migration and. tells reynaldo that she now has t