Trees for the Future, a leading nonprofit organization planting trees worldwide through seed distribution, agroforestry training, and in-country technical assistance, says the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti can be blamed on many things: poor sanitation, the lingering effects of January’s earthquake and inadequate medical care, but the deeper problem is deforestation.
Over 98 percent of the country has been deforested by logging and improper environmental management. The resulting lack of biodiversity leads to impoverished soil, which is more susceptible to erosion.
