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Bore

Bore, Kenya

Our project aims to conserve vulnerable tropical forests by working with subsistence farmers in Kenya to promote sustainable agriculture. Research shows that protecting these forests is essential to preventing irreversible climate breakdown. Since 2007, we’ve helped farmers grow new food and timber crops that enhance biodiversity and reduce pressure on the threatened forests, ensuring long-term sustainability.

712,025 Trees funded of 935,895
2,147,483.647 T CO2 compensated
15,428 Followers
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Hien Ferber
Hien Ferber 2 years ago
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I'm curious about a few things: If the tropical forests are under threat, why aren't native trees propagated instead? Why is "fast-growing" a criteria in choosing trees? Why are non-native trees like eucalyptus planted? They are known to be invasive in certain states of America, I wonder if they are invasive in Kenya too.

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Congrat for this great project. You can count on us to help you.

Le temps se fige
Le temps se fige 4 years ago
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Well done for this project !

Groupe Immo64
Groupe Immo64 4 years ago
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Congrats for your 373 876 trees . Really good

Andrea Hagenhoff
Andrea Hagenhoff 5 years ago
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Can you tell me About your Situation in Kenia now?

Hello and thank you for that Explanation. It is really touching. So what can be done now? Greetings from Germany
Andrea

Ru Hartwell
Ru Hartwell 5 years ago

Hi Andrea and thanks for your query. The community obviously facing some big challenges at the moment but in some ways they are better placed than other urban African populations because they still have access to land on which to grow food. It is quite a harsh lockdown still, with a 7pm curfew and there has been a big influx of unemployed people from the coastal tourist resort towns. The real problem is that most have very little in the way of reserves so when a job is lost, the whole family start having problems and clearly the main one is finding food. Luckily, we have been busy planting for nearly 12 years now so many of the farmers have mature cashew and other fruit orchards which can provide a source of nourishment and cash. One thing to understand is that these people have never had any of the freedoms (like flying, fully stocked supermarkets, free medical care etc) that we've had to forego during our lockdowns. The women in particular seldom travel far from home as they mostly walk everywhere and every day they all run the risk of getting a whole range of deadly tropical diseases - if that happens, they can't rely on any help from an outside agency. So the changes that we've experienced over the last few months havent been so devastating for them. The lack of freedoms and movement that many of us have struggled to adjust to over the last few months are just a normal part of every day life for them.... This is not good in any way but it does mean that the pandemic hasn't been quite the shock that it has for us. I hope that helps answer your question. Please feel free to ask more if anything is not clear. Asanté Sana, Ru.

Mike Maturo
Mike Maturo 5 years ago
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Hello -- this project sounds compelling. Is it still active?

Ru Hartwell
Ru Hartwell 5 years ago

Absolutely Mike. We are going strong, thanks. get back if you need to know anymore. Best, Ru.

Luci Attala
Luci Attala 9 years ago
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Hey Ru,

Hows it going me old custard? I just wanted to drop you a line to say that I have registered as a follower and will do a review shortly. Just checking that the message system is working fine.
Bye, Luci.

Ru Hartwell
Ru Hartwell 8 years ago

Legend!

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