International Day of Forests

July 2017. Sayote, locally known as "Green Gold", is an increasingly popular cash crop that is replacing more traditional and less lucrative crops such as camote (a sweet potato). Sayote is planted on cleared hillsides under low wire trellises. Not only does the method require clearing forest, but it also can lead to devastating landslides during times of heavy rain or earthquakes, both of which are common in the region. Imugan, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID