What if.. we build a butterfly in de Sahel?
The trunk could consist of bunds. This system is widely used by Justdiggit. The clever thing here is the story of a hydrographic corridor. That’s something to include in the ITCZ story.
The wings could be two trapezoidal forests, fenced off to keep grazers out. Sustainable contour plowing with the Vallerani technique is something you don’t have to teach the people of Lignaverda anymore. These look like the wings of a butterfly that just after emerging pump themselves up with life force to fly out.
The Vallerani technique is a mechanized micro rainwater harvesting (MIRWH) technology that is being widely applied for rehabilitation of highly degraded rangeland areas in Jordan. This technique uses the “Vallerani plough”. It digs out small- water harvesting pits on the contour of the slope. This allows water retention and infiltration.
The antennae could be aluminum gutters that ingeniously condense air moisture with the energy of vertical wind turbines, a proven concept we find with the people of Kohilo. It is a life’s work and dream of Ap Verheggen. Vertical wind turbines are far more reliable and have a longer lifespan than the well known horizontal ones.
Ap Verheggen is the creator of the Sunglacier; a project known as an innovative and pioneering work in the field of sustainable energy and climate change. It uses solar energy to harvest water in the desert. The project is led by Ap Verheggen & Team SunGlacier who won the “Overhoop” prize for their work in 2022.
In short, it would be the catalyst for my question that I still have to answer from my geography teacher.
Timestamp: On May 21, 2022, the Butterfly Forest concept was born, but the idea had been there for a longer time.