Passing Along Life’s Lessons

As a young Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone, Professor Jeff Lang­holz was horrified when the people in his village began cutting down the nearby rainforest to clear space for agricultural fields. He pleaded with them to preserve the rainforest and its invaluable biodiversity. Then came what the villagers called “the hungry season,” and he was asked to save a very sick two-year-old child. The child died in his arms.