We just planted 1000 mangroves with our partner Eden Reforestation
We plant trees in Madagascar because we fell in love with the story;
"It’s a nation with over 200,000 species of plants and animals that don’t exist anywhere else in the world. But more than 90% of Madagascar’s original forests have been destroyed, displacing entire animal species and taking away the Malagasy’s ability to farm and live on the land. Entire mangrove estuaries are gone, leaving the bare earth to wash away into the sea" - Eden reforestation
Madagascar is an island located just off the southeastern coast of Africa. It is the fourth largest island in the world!
"Mangrove trees are native to Madagascar and they have lots of carbon benefits. Mangroves sequester carbon at a rate two to four times greater than mature tropical forests, and contain the highest carbon density of all terrestrial ecosystems" (Fatoyinbo et al, 2017).
"Mangroves are one of the most effective and economic methods of offsetting carbon emissions. Each mangrove tree planted by Eden Re-forestation Projects removes over 308kg (680lbs) of CO2 from the atmosphere over the growth life of the tree. "
And here is a mangrove nursery in Madagascar, these seedlings are looking healthy. They will be sequestering carbon in no time!
Meet one of the employees in Madagascar, she is also planting dry deciduous trees. The beauty of the work we fund is that it has benefits above and beyond the CO2 sequestered. By working with Eden Reforestation we are providing employment to people who really need it.
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