In 1979 this man began planting trees. 43 years later he was stunned by what he created
“I will continue to plant until my last breath.” Deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area, but swaths half the size of England are lost each year. The world’s rain forests could completely vanish in…