into the air and fertilize the soil when their leaves fall and decompose as conditions improved samuel bunntongue was able to increase his herd. it has helped a lot. used to be much harder but now things are different we have a proper income we can look after our families pay for health insurance and school fees and everybody has enough to eat. in your memory 82 hectares of land have so far been reforested but large stretches still look like a desert. degraded dryland regions may have countless intact tree root systems that could yet heeled new trees if they're properly tended . rinaldo organizes conferences across africa on f.m. and are also in countries that are in turmoil such as mali he was recently in bamako. rinaldo has devoted his life to restoring africa's forests. he says regenerating local vegetation improves the lives of millions and giving people hope can help transform the political landscape as well in many a country. transform the whole country. because it has that potential people to be able to be self-sufficient on their own. they're not going to be so interested in joining