2. When
Christopher
Columbus arrived
in Haiti it was
98% forested
Today’s total
forest cover is
3.8%

3. The French
colonists
cleared the
mahogany
trees from the
forest for
profit The rural
farmers have
used charcoal
for cooking

4. It is said that
Haitians do not
cut down trees
that provide
food but
desperation
makes for bad
decisions

6. But there are people hard at work
planting trees for the future.

7. Nurseries are
being established

8. seedlings prosper from careful
nurture

9. Many
projects
are well
advanced
and trees
are thriving

10. Without trees the
land dries up, the
farmers leave the
land for cities
without jobs or a
place to live.
Without
trees there
is more
poverty
more
disease and
more death

11. Trees are Haiti’s
hope for a healthy
sustaining future

12. http://www.foodforthepoor.org/help/tr
ees.html
http://www.treesftf.org/projects/haiti.htm
Jatropha nursery in Kaffrine. We planted over 35,000 jatropha plants in
2007, and will be planting many more in coming years
http://www.friendsofhas.org/
Support trees for Haiti

13. Some projects do not
appear to be well
tended