Dakar's threatened 'green lung' get reforestation boost

By Emmanuelle Landais DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pulling away a black plastic pot, a forest guard holds up a short, wispy sapling before dozens of people. He shows the crowd how to hold the tree without damaging it, then places it in a hole lining a forest path and covers the roots with soil before pressing them down gently. Soon all of the crowd are busy planting. "If a tree is cut, one needs to be planted in its place. ...