10 JAN 2011 by TGAW

 Sarajevo and the Importance of Trees

Do whatever you can to stop the killing, to bring about peace, and then bring us trees.
Folksonomies: trees
Folksonomies: trees
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In 1992, the city of Sarajevo had 26,111 trees. Three years of war later, only 6,117 remained. Kemal Kurspahic, the editor in chief of a Sarajevo newspaper, articulated the importance of trees in the city. His first wish was for peace. The second thing on his list-- trees.