Trees against climate change

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Climate change has hit the Mexican state of Chiapas hard: drought periods are longer and wet seasons shorter. And when the rains do come, they are so heavy that they unleash deadly landslides that bury entire villages. It is up to local people to protect themselves, which is why the environmental organization, The Nature Conservancy, is educating farmers not to clear trees to create pasture for their cattle, but to plant trees instead. Trees stabilize the ground and provide shade for the animals. Their fruit provide another source of food for the cows, which in turn increases milk yield. Adapting to climate change here, not only helps to protect local people from environmental disaster, but also gives them the chance to boost their income.

A film by Katja Losch

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Length
06:29 Minutes

Date of publication
2015

Project

Cooperative climate change adaptation in Sierra Madre and the Coast of Chiapas

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The television reports and documentaries of Deutsche Welle's 'Global Ideas' media project provide people all over the world with information on model projects which implement biodiversity and climate protection. The media project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through the International Climate Initiative.

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