In 1971, a Kenyan cement company tested 26 tree species in a barren limestone quarry; only three survived and became the foundation of a 200-hectare restoration project

Years of cement production had left a coastal quarry in Kenya almost devoid of life by 1971. Exposed coral rock, saline groundwater and scorching temperatures created conditions where little could survive.

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