In 1996, Indonesia’s ‘crazy’ tree planter who was mocked for his mission planted 11,000 trees and turned barren hills into a green paradise | World News
When traversing the hills of Wonogiri in Central Java, today’s visitors might take the dense areas of greenery in stride. The springs nourish nearby villages, the farms have sufficient water for numerous harvests, and the slopes covered with trees conceal the bare ground that used to be visible before. However, very few would think of…