How has word been able to spread so effectively and GBM to accumulate so many members?
Initially we spread the word through the mouth; and fortunately when something is successful it spreads very quickly. We trained a few people and encouraged them to organize groups; and if they were successful, to then teach other groups. We restricted the distribution of trees to about five kilometers—a walking distance. We used to say, if people beyond five km want to plant a tree, let them establish their own tree nursery. That way you end up having a lot of nurseries established by different people. Then of course there is radio and television (mostly radio), which we were able to use when the government was less aggressive. But the word of mouth was our best method. On the flip side, what have been some of the greatest obstacles? One obstacle is of course the government—vilifying and blocking us. This was deliberate because they did not like the idea that I, and the movement, [were] pointing out violations of rights and people and the destruction of the environment that was being
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