Her name is Yi Jiefeng and she is originally from Shanghai. Over the past twelve years, she has planted millions of trees in China with the aim of reforesting the arid Alashan desert and keeping alive the memory of her son who died 16 years ago.
Is called Yi Jiefeng and is originally from Shanghai. Over the past twelve years she has planted millions of trees in China with the aim of reforesting the arid Alashan desert and to keep alive the memory of the son who died 16 years ago.
In 2000, his son Yang Ruizhe was killed in a tragic accident in Japan, an event that left his mother in despair. Her son had told her the dream of wanting to intervene for stop the advance of the desert in Northern China and the woman remembered his words and tried to make an effort to grant his wish.
Yi Jiefeng he founded the non-profit association Green Life in 2003. At first the woman and her husband encountered difficulties in planting trees in a desert area but over time the situation improved, also thanks to the help of some forestry experts.
The Green Life association is transforming the project into something much broader: new trees are planted in a desert area but we are also working to spread greater awareness of soil degradation. In China, large grasslands are turning into desert areas due to aridity and scarcity of rain. Probably the fault of climate change.
Secondo Yi Jiefeng la Cina ha un problema di desertification really serious. If the situation continues to worsen it will put the population in difficulty. Yi Jiefeng felt a real sense of responsibility and decided to act, for the good of China and in memory of his son.
Yi Jiefeng and her husband invested their life savings in the project and are now raising funds through their association. Since funds are limited for the time being, they can afford to have them available just a small work team, while more needs to be done. However, many volunteers are rushing to their aid. Look at the video to find out how the project to make China greener against desertification is progressing.
Marta Albè
Fonte foto: Homeland Green
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