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This 2015 article gives a more complete description of the replanting: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sebastiao-salgado-forest-trees-180956620/ htt
by nkurz 7y ago
This 2015 article gives a more complete description of the replanting: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sebastiao-salgado-forest-trees-180956620/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sebastiao-salgad...
Also, the documentary "The Salt of the Earth" (directed by Wim Wenders and Salgado's son Juliano) concludes with the story of this forest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Salt_of_the_Earth_(2014_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Salt_of_the_Earth_(2014_fi...
The documentary is stunning. I watch a lot of documentaries, and this is one with the most "impact" that I've ever seen. It's at times difficult to watch, but worth it.