{"id":554,"date":"2015-05-29T21:53:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T20:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sumbawanga.org.uk\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:00:30","slug":"update-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/projects\/greening-project\/update-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Greening Update 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Much planting has been done thanks to money raised by our supporters, and it&#8217;s making a very visible impact on the landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-567\" src=\"\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0391-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0391\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0391-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0391-1024x688.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0391.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Unfortunately, there are difficulties with termites killing many trees. The villagers are fighting the good fight, combating the blight with waste engine oil, which discourages the termites&#8230; this isn&#8217;t really something we can throw money at to improve at this point.<\/p>\n<p>There is still much to be gained by continuing to plant more trees, and this remains an ongoing priority.<\/p>\n<p>When looking back at pictures from a few years ago, the contrast is really striking:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/2008\/11\/PICT2234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-248 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/2008\/11\/PICT2234-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Before greening\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2008\/11\/PICT2234-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2008\/11\/PICT2234-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2008\/11\/PICT2234.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mumbwe hill in the background here (as seen in 2007) is largely barren.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-563\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-563 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0378-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Greening progress\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0378-1024x688.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0378-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sudawp.loc\/wp-content\/2015\/05\/DSC_0378.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This image shows the same hill in May 2014. 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