Reforestation

Reforestation

Reforestation is the process of restoring vegetation and flora to a bare area of land which was previously vegetated.

• Greenhouse gas emissions are greatly reduced as a result of reforestation as trees absorb and store carbon, this is known as a carbon sink
• Trees absorb around 22kg of carbon dioxide every year which can amount to 1 tonne (1000kg) in their lifetime
• Reforestation has the potential to reduce carbon in the atmosphere by 25% by 2050

The Eden Project

• Major reforestation projects occuring in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Haiti and Nepal
• There have been almost 16 million trees planted by Eden project in Ethiopia
• 116 million trees in Madagascar - 1.4 million trees per month
• over 1.5 million trees planted in Haiti

WeForest

• Established in Belgium in 2010
• Operates in Brazil, India, Phillippines, West and East Africa and Madagascar
• Since 2010 WeForest has planted over 12.5 million trees
• Educated thousands of locals on the importance of vegetation and impacts of climate change