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Februar 2025

Usambara larger Landscape Restoration

Restoring & Reforesting Our holistic, grassroots approach embraces the complexity of reforestation, recognising that true restoration goes beyo...

Januar 2025

We are a hybrid social venture that works to ensure sustainable solutions to poverty and climate change. We deliver value through empowering the community around us to plant trees for the better saving of the Planet.

These young Tabebuia impetiginosa trees, planted only 7 months ago, are already making a statement! Towering over 1.5 meters tall, they're a vibrant addition to the landscape.

Oriana Medina TN · vor 2 Monaten

😀 wow! amazing to see them grow!

Monitoring the growth and progress of our tree nurseries!

Our project goes beyond tree planting by implementing additional restoration methods, such as using vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides).

This combination strengthens soil, prevents erosion, improves water retention, and restores nutrients, making it ideal for reforestation

#LandRestoration

Our work has always been about more than just planting individual trees. It is about empowering communities to protect and benefit from their landscapes. It’s about stopping threatened species from going extinct and reversing biodiversity loss. It’s about gender justice and giving

By planting trees in schools, we create cleaner and healthier air for students and staff, reducing respiratory problems and creating a more conducive learning environment. The presence of trees in schools has a positive impact on the mental and physical well-being of individuals.

#Reforestation #FaunaConservation

Drought and degradation are common in
Tanzania drylands and climate crisis is making it worse.

But new methods are emerging, helping farmers and communities to thrive even in a changing climate.

#Reforestation #FaunaConservation

Mangrove propagules are planted vertically in muddy ground, mimicking their natural process.

This helps them anchor securely, allowing roots to penetrate the soil and shoots to reach sunlight.

This method ensures high survival rates and supports the rapid growth of thriving mangrove

#Reforestation #LandRestoration

Sultan Alotaibi · vor einem Monat

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Mangrove trees provide a unique advantage in reforestation efforts with their easily accessible seedlings, known as propagules.

These propagules grow directly on the tree and can be harvested once they mature, ready to plant immediately without additional preparation.

This natural

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Did you know that by planting trees it is possible to simply and efficiently capture the carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the main gases causing changes climate. Furthermore, tree plantings provide shelters for communities biodiverse fauna, flora and for local populations that, in addition

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We are producing many cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao). Soon they will be ready to go to reforestation fields in the Amazon Basin. Cocoa is a species native to the Amazon region and its fruits are raw material for chocolate production, did you know?
By planting this species in areas

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We are value-led. Our approach and impact go far beyond the number of trees in the ground. They intend to rebalance power dynamics, support connections with Nature, empower children and champion the knowledge of those working directly with the natural environment they inhabit. All

#Students&Volunteers #Education

The science is clear, the more that is done to address the climate crisis, and the earlier that happens, the greater the chance we have of averting the worst of the likely consequences. And Friends of Usambara Society work is urgently addressing the cause of the climate and biodiversity

#Reforestation #DirectSeeding

Cleaning the seedlings is an essential step in the process of their development. In this phase, we remove invasive species that compete with native plants for vital resources, such as water, light and nutrients. This care is carried out whenever necessary, until the seedlings are

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