Why plant millions of trees

Australia, MAR 2007

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Alfred Zerfas gives background to and outlines the achievements of Social Education and Development Society (SEDS). This organisation was started in the 1980s in response to the crushing effects of drought in Southern India. With persistance over the decades, the work of SEDS, in collaboration with the communities they support, has brought about economic, social and enviromental change in these communities with lasting benefits.

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