Environment
Why we support this cause?
Website: https://www.treedom.net/
If it is true that planting trees is good for the planet, it is even more true that doing it incorrectly can create enormous damage to ecosystems, water supplies, agriculture and even people. Artificial forests (with only one or a few non-native species) impoverish local biodiversity, threaten natural ecosystems and put the water reserves of entire regions at risk. Finally, mass planting of trees on large plots of land triggers a social conflict between using the land for forestry in place of using the land for agriculture that provides food sustenance. But if we plant the right tree, in the right place, for the right purpose, we can avoid all of these issues, and achieve extraordinary results for the environment, the planet and local communities.
Why we support this charity?
This organisation finances projects, communities and farmers who want to plant trees, supporting their work in the early years, when trees are not yet productive. Treedom provides farmers with educational and technical training for planting and managing trees for at least 10 years of the plant’s life. They directly finance small agroforestry projects throughout the territory, in order to realize sustainable ecosystems and allowing thousands of farmers to support the initial costs of planting new trees, ensuring food autonomy and income opportunities over time. Planting a tree for them means not only making the planet greener, but also empowering local people and farmers, and improving ecological balance and promoting biodiversity. You can plant a tree, give it a name and watch it grow in real time. It’s something you can also make as a special occasion gift.
What impact will SCR and you make by supporting this
charity?
With our contribution, together we could help them plant more trees within Treedom’s 17 project countries across the world. People and territories in those countries can be exploited by huge companies whose aim is to maximise income and act with little regard to the local flora and fauna’s balance and requirements. Intensive agriculture can initially lead to soil’s impoverishment, which if left unsupported, will regress into desertification, which reduces food availability and can threaten the local community’s ability to support itself. Educating local populations on cultivation and teaching them how to take care of their own resources will also create a safer space for Nature. Each tree can absorb as much carbon as one person taking a one-hour flight.The carbon dioxide that a tree absorbs is what is then converted into its woody parts (so the branches, trunk, stems and roots), and the oxygen it emits into the atmosphere. This means that the volume of carbon dioxide a tree absorbs is relative to the weight of the tree as it grows.
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