A blackened expanse, still smoldering, where wisps of smoke rise above a scorched ground. Where endemic plants once stood, only ashes and ravaged soil now remain. The Botanical Garden of Les Cayes, particularly its ecological space, has gone up in flames. Literally.

This image and about ten others were made public by the garden’s management to announce news that many had feared. The garden has been forcibly closed due to a land dispute. As a result, the traditional fair organized for the Agriculture Day celebration will not t

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