When Mozambican President Armando Guebuza visited Pedro Muagura at his home in Mozambique, he asked: 'Why do you plant trees?' Paul Steyn tells the story.
Pedro replied: 'Trees feed us with their fruit every day; a pregnant mother needs to rest in the shade of a tree; she will deliver her child from a wooden bed; and when we die, our coffin is made from the timber of a tree.'
Despite financial difficulties, he managed to get an education. With the help of his church and university, he decided to see the world. He had only one rule: 'In the first hour after arriving in a country, I had to plant a tree.'
Despite financial difficulties, he managed to get an education. With the help of his church and university, he decided to see the world. He had only one rule: 'In the first hour after arriving in a country, I had to plant a tree.'
Currently working at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Pedro now works to counter the problems of deforestation in the area and educate his countrymen to respect the environment. 'Soon I will reach 100 million trees planted in this life,' he declares.
You can read the full story on Africa Geographic magazine’s blog.
You can read the full story on Africa Geographic magazine’s blog.
