Adapting to climate change in one of the world's harshest environments
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Published 2022-02-11
Climate change has arrived in Iyenge, Tanzania, in a very real way. The dry seasons have grown longer and hotter. The rains are unpredictable. Simple things, such as making sure there’s enough water for everyone, have become a matter of concern.
We know that trees can help Iyenge’s community adapt. Trees contribute to climate change adaptation by providing shade for crops, preventing erosion, and bolstering the water cycle. The problem: we can’t plant trees in Iyenge.
The climate in this part of Tanzania has become too harsh for tree saplings to survive. Our Tanzanian tree-planting partner, the LEAD Foundation, knew it had to find another way to bring back trees.
Together with local communities, it did. Kisiki Hai, also known as FMNR or natural forest regeneration, is a method that restores forests without planting trees. It’s simple, cheap, and scalable. All you have to do is find a shrub and prune all of its branches except one or two. This removes competition and makes the plant grow, quite quickly, into a tree. The survival rate of those trees is extremely high, because they already have roots and are well adapted to the hot climate.
In this video, the community talks about how their climate has changed, and how they’re using Kisiki Hai to adapt.
#ClimateAdaptation #NaturalRegeneration
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Director and producer Joshua Gottlieb (IG: @joshigot)
Creative director Pako Quijada (IG: @pakoquijada)
Script Joshua Gottlieb
Editing & post-production Pako Quijada
Motion graphics & animation Pako Quijada
Cinematography by Shane Thomas McMillan (IG: @dokumentarian)
Additional support Elise Jost
Music Silent Bloom (SLPSTRM) and Clarity (Lane-King)
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All Comments (21)
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At 1:51 it's nice to see how they acknowledge their mistakes before rolling up their sleeves and solving the problem. I wish more people did that.
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There's so much to love about this... there's community, empowerment, hope, regeneration, appreciation... my heart gets all warm watching this <3
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I LOVE THIS!!! Revolutions start from the bottom.
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Wonderful one step closer to a billion trees.
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Beautiful, simple and well-hearted people.
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It will be very motivating if Ecosia can create a tree leaderboard... Thankyou for your hard work team Ecosia❤
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More users needed in ecosia. 1 billion trees needed
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In the desert of knowledge, let us set gardens of hope. Thanks Ecosia.
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Beautiful people, beautiful community! I hope they restore their land back to what it was
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Thank you for being an example for others and for protecting our beautiful planet 👍 👌 🙏 ❤️ 🌍
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Wonderful job. Keep it up great hoomans!!
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It's great to see how enthousiastic the people are about Kisiki Hai! People who depend on the land do care about it, but they may not know the best way to do it. Now these farmers will have a greener future. Thanks Ecosia!
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Ecosian=❤️ Ecosia🌱
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Awesome!
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Best way to grow trees, shrubs is to harvest the rainfall and let the water absorb into the ground and the land will naturally get green wirh vegetation. You do this by digging trenches into the ground 24 inches deep to capture the rainfall.
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Inspirational!
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It's heartwarming, thank you for all you do
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Thanks for the video. We really appreciate these projects. Please keep us updated.
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Amazing
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Lo más importante es cuidar nuestro planeta, y seguir plantando árboles , no consumir plástico no tirar basura.
