GBM Blog Archive: January 2014

Tree-planting projects frequently meet resis­tance from local people because land that could be grazed or farmed is converted to forest. Limited-re­source farmers often see this as their loss, especially when they are relocated by government policy, and GBM tree projects have sometimes been sabotaged as a result. One solution is to provide new econom­ic incentives for enabling restoration of forests and other natural vegetation. Placement of beehives along riverbanks is one of those incentives.