Dear All   We are very impressed by the efforts of our partner classes. In our region we already know which are the main problems that are responsible for the increase in CO2 emissions and we need to find a solution. We interviewed many people and we think that we came up with a good idea : We would like to go to the people and we want to inform them about climate change. We want to tell people what they can use instead of charcoal and as lots of people make a living from charcoal production we have to show them alternative ways to earn money. Madagascar - The problems : -       use of charcoal ( 95% of the population of our country use charcoal, 80% of the population haven’t got  the means to buy solar energy). The endemic spiny forests of Madagascar are being cut at an alarming rate for charcoal production. In making out a living selling little piles of charcoal along roads in southwestern Madagascar, local people turn towards the nearest plant source which in this case is often Alluaudia trees. -       Tavy or slash-and-burn agriculture: Tavy is the lifeblood of Malagasy culture and the Malagasy economy. Typically an acre or two of forest is cut, burned, and then planted with rice. After a year or two of production the field is left fallow for 4-6 years before the process is repeated. After 2-3 such cycles the soil is exhausted of nutrients and the land is likely colonized by scrub vegetation or alien grasses. On slopes, the new vegetation is often insufficient to anchor soils, making erosion and landslides a problem. Tavy is the most expedient way for many Malagasy to provide for their families, and for people where day-to-day subsistence is a question there is little concern for the long-term consequences of their actions. From their perspective, as long as there is more forest land freely available for clearing, you might as well use the land before a neighbor does. -       With its rivers running blood red and staining the surrounding Indian Ocean, astronauts have remarked that it looks as if Madagascar is bleeding to death. This insightful observation highlights one of Madagascar's greatest environmental problems—soil erosion. Deforestation of Madagascar's central highlands, plus weathering from natural geologic and soil conditions, has resulted in widespread soil erosion, which in some areas may top 400 tons/ha per year. For Madagascar, a country that relies on agricultural production for the foundation of its economy, the loss of this soil is especially costly.   That’s our way to do it : We will start an association of young people against climate change. On the picture you see the red rivers soaked with eroded soil.