
Let's Plant Addis! School Project for Reforestation in Ethiopia
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About this project
- to plant 10,000 trees on an eroded or degraded area,
- to guarantee the sustainable growth of the trees and
- to actively involve the students in the reforestation process.
This increasing degradation can be counteracted by planting trees. However, it is important for the success that the trees will be planted sustainably. This means that we want to ensure that the young seedlings are sufficiently supplied with water in their initial phase and are protected against browsing by wild animals. In the long term, they should also be protected from illegal logging.
Just as the project is important for nature, it is also important for the development of the young students. They are actively participating in the design of the project by having already developed ideas for implementation in various school working groups. In doing so, they can and should gain experience and expand their environmental awareness. At least once a month, they will have the opportunity to visit the area and experience the growth of the trees. Various events are also planned in this context to raise their awareness of sustainable reforestation, and in which they can also communicate this awareness to others.
With the donations received so far, the seeds for the local tree species "African juniper" (Juniperus procera), "African redwood" (Hagenia abyssinica) and "African olive tree" (Olea africana) could be purchased and grown in the tree nursery of the forestry institute as well as in a self-built tree nursery on the grounds of the German school. Furthermore, the planting of the seedlings on a suitable area under the support of local workers, who received a fair payment, could be financed. Also, we were able to build a fence to protect the trees against game browsing. Many thanks for the donations!
To ensure irrigation, Let's Plant Addis still needs more donations! Every donated Euro can guarantee this for one tree - so every Euro counts!
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