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The Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis) is a species that has demonstrated its capacity for successful diffusion in areas which were originally extensive savannas with oligotrophic sandy soils of low fertility, acid pH, and a wide variety of soil and pluviometric conditions. A reforestation program in Venezuela has planted a 550000ha artificial forest, significantly changing the ecology of the area and creating an important biomass resource by effectively harnessing the energy of the sun at a yearly collecting power of 1710MW The change of the albedo of large areas of the territory, the sequestering of 113x10(6)ton/year of atmospheric CO2 and the production of useful biomass make this species of special interest for its propagation in tropical and subtropical areas of the north of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The infrastructure created in Venezuela for the propagation of the Caribbean pine and the extensive experience gained in over 40 years of development are a resource that could be used to ’paint in green’ the deserted areas of the planet, in order to improve the land, collect the energy of the. sun, sequester CO2, help reduce the greenhouse effect of the atmosphere and produce social welfare to the inhabitants.