Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment
- Written by Jefferson S. Hall, Staff Scientist and Director, Agua Salud Project, Smithsonian Institution
Planting trees on deforested lands in Panama.Jorge Aleman/Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteTropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land is spoken for, even if claims are not formally recognized by governments.
These local landholders hold the key to a...