On May 1 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, families gathered in a park to dance, sing and plant 100 saplings. The park had been stripped of its trees by local people in need of firewood. The celebration was the launch of a World Vision project that provides quake-affected people with small urban gardens and cash in exchange for planting trees. Over the coming months, 10 hectares of land will be reforested. World Vision's agriculture expert Dr. Christophe Asauzi explains, "One of the major problems in Haiti is degradation of the environment. We face drought and flooding because the environment has not been properly taken care of. To minimize the risk of calamities and improve agriculture in a sustainable way, we are simply working with local communities to plant more trees."