Background

Ninety-eight percent of Haiti has been deforested due to logging for timber, slash-and-burn agriculture, and the cutting of trees to fill the great demand for charcoal. Haiti, once known as “La Perle des Antilles” for its lush plant life and mahogany forests, has lost all of its natural forest cover and now suffers from severely impoverished water resources.

The environmental problems in Haiti have a direct, negative impact on its people’s economic condition, their health and quality of life.

Conservation in the developing world is a complex problem that requires innovative solutions. Understanding that agroforestry in formerly deforested landscapes is a promising strategy, we developed HTRIP to address the environmental, economic and health needs that are so urgent in Haiti.

Watch Step by Step and learn more about what HTRIP is doing to change Haiti's tree problems!

Check out the HTRIP slideshow here!