Inspirations: I Grew a Tropical Forest
Mbarouk Mussa Omar has planted over a million trees in the Zanzibar archipelago.
Outlook Inspirations nominee Mbarouk Mussa Omar is from Pemba in the Zanzibar archipelago, a tiny tropical island once known as the "green island." He trained as an accountant but had always loved nature. When he noticed that the forests in his home were shrinking, he decided to do something about it. In 2007, he began collecting seeds and persuaded his community to start planting trees. In one year they planted 100,000 trees. Now, 10 years on, Mbarouk has helped to plant over two million trees and is on a mission to save his island.
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Image: Mbarouk Mussa Omar
Credit: Zach Melanson
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