Five years ago, I got to visit Tanzania.
Incredible place. I got to explore the area around Mount Kilimanjaro, and even hike a bit of the mountain.
The people were incredibly warm and inviting, but I soon learned that they were dealing with the effects of climate change pretty severely.
Most of them grew their own food. The melting ice of the mountain was creating soil runoff. Rainfall patterns were getting unpredictable.
Before this, I thought of climate change more abstractly. But this visit made the human cost much more real.
It also showed me how these communities were becoming resilient. By planting trees and practicing regenerative agriculture with Plant With Purpose , they managed to restore their ecosystems to health.
Climate has a serious human impact. But the people of Tanzania taught me it doesn’t have to be a horror story if we’re willing to act.
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