Tree seed extraction
Day laborers working in a nursery for Melia volkensii. The dried nuts are cracked open using a knife and a plank of wood; each nut contains 1-5 seeds. Prized for its drought tolerance, this indigenous species is planted for the production of high quality timber even in semi-arid climates.
Kenya, February 2017
The New Restoration Economy is working to make restoration profitable and capable of attracting private investment.
Learn more here.
Photo by Andrew Wu, World Resources Institute.
Tree seed extraction
Day laborers working in a nursery for Melia volkensii. The dried nuts are cracked open using a knife and a plank of wood; each nut contains 1-5 seeds. Prized for its drought tolerance, this indigenous species is planted for the production of high quality timber even in semi-arid climates.
Kenya, February 2017
The New Restoration Economy is working to make restoration profitable and capable of attracting private investment.
Learn more here.
Photo by Andrew Wu, World Resources Institute.