Christian Ecology Link prayer topic for today

India and China have large programmes for revegetating millions of hectares to reduce rural poverty and protect critical watersheds. In Morocco 34 pastoral co-operatives with more than 8,000 members have rehabilitated and now manage 450,000 hectares of grazing reserves. On degraded soils, initial cultivation and re-seeding may be necessary to enable natural vegetation to re-establish itself. There are two keys to success:

* Engage local communities in planning, developing and maintaining watershed areas and
* Include areas of high local importance, such as local woodfuel sources and areas such as gullies that can be used for productive cropping.