Sometimes, you come across a story online that must be shared, and shared often.
So, while you may have seen this out there, its message should be shared again.
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado was a highly recognized photojournalist in Brazil. Nearly 30 years ago, he returned to Brazil after having been in Rwanda, photographing the horrible genocide there.
As he said, he returned sick and needed time to heal after what he’d seen. Unfortunately, he came back to an area that had been deforested. What had been a forest was now a desert.
Rather than give up, he and his wife decided to rally others and do something about it.
Over the next 20 years, they planted 4 million trees. With the help of college students, organizations, and friends, they were able to re-grow the forest.
Their work allowed 172 species of birds, 33 species of mammals, 293 species of plants, and 15 species of reptiles to return to the area.
There is so much to love about this story! One of the things I love most about it is that rather than giving up in a difficult situation, they set to work, gathered their network, and changed their situation.
That’s what each of us has the opportunity to do every day. Let’s take advantage!
