These articles have been my favorite articles to read thus far. So much of what we are learning about never really has happy endings, and who doesn’t enjoy a happy ending? Some of my favorite stories in these articles were about the strength and determination humans have to help restore devastated areas. Not only did these stories talk about the restoration of wastelands and endangered species, but they also spotlighted the hard work of botanists and horticulturalists. Without their hard work to help save endangered plants and trees, animals would be deprived of their essential nutrients and in turn humans would be affected.
The story of Gombe interested me the most; with its uplifting story of a village that was almost losing their chimpanzees with extreme deforestation, to a village that is now offering scholarships to women to help with their education. This story shows us that helping restore an environment causes a chain reaction to other problems that may be occurring within a village. After the implication of the TACARE program the inhabitants of the village became educated about health, clean access to water, growing of food and also education. When women started to become educated a decrease in family size started to occur, which was a main problem that the village faced. Now that there are smaller family sizes, forests now have the opportunity to grow without being cut down for fuel. I believe the passion people have to protect the environment can be contagious. 
After reading these articles, it has given me some hope that we will be able to restore the damaged areas on our planet.
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