In the "Jungle"

planting palm trees

Now I`m an official tree hugger in the Atlantic Rainforest! That means that I am in the middle of nowhere, in a very very green nowhere sourrounded by farms and forest. The project I am helping with tries to make the conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest (which has been more destroyed than the Amazon Rainforest!) more attractive than its destruction. Not so easy because the local farmers need to make money. Well we are working on it, there is a research center, a tree nursery and reforestation, community work, education, an organic farm... Lots of means to reach this goal but still a long way to go. Anyways, I enjoy being surrounded by this wonderful nature, 2 walking hours away from the next village. And its really fun taking care of the baby trees and making some graphics. The best is, everyday I discover new animals - well, maybe not the animals you might think of (tigers and crocos)but lots of butterflies, snakes, scorpions, frogs, worms...