THE IMPORTANCE OF TROPICAL REFORESTATION

TREES FOR REFORESTATION

Learn about the different kinds of trees that we plant, why these key stone species are chosen, and what goes into planting the trees. 

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Topic Summary:

• Nurseries

• Tree Species

• Seed Collection

• Transportation From Nurseries to Planting Fields

FOREST RESTORATION AND PLANTING

Replanting tropical forests cannot happen with out the hard work of those on the ground. This section outlines our leadership, long standing connections to community leaders in the Peten, and the community effort to help with the reforestation.

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Topic Summary:

• Leadership

• Methods

• People and Staff

PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TREES

The protection and preservation of trees is very important not only to restore a healthy rain forest but to allow the trees to reach their full carbon absorption capabilities which is crucial for fighting climate change and efficiently offsetting your carbon footprint.

FORESTS AND CARBON DIOXIDE

As climate change becomes an increasingly sever global problem, replanting tropical rainforests becomes more important. This section summarizes the since behind why trees are so powerful in helping to fight climate change.

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Topic Summary:

• Sequestration per Tree Species

• Average Carbon Footprint per Nation

• Calculations of Sequestration

• Global Climate Change and Forests

FORESTS FOR THE COMMUNITY

We give thoughtful consideration to how we can fully cooperate with local communities. There are many localized benefits from tropical reforestation that will help the communities over the next forty years as the trees mature from reclaiming traditional parts of their diet to improved agriculture.

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Groups we have engaged with so far include:

• The Guatemalan Army

• The Guatemalan forest firefighters

• The tropical forestry program at Universidad Rural in Santa Elena, Guatemala

• College forestry students from the Guatemalan University of Rural Studies in Santa Elena

RAINFOREST BEINGS AND BIODIVERSITY

Learn about the animals in a thriving Guatemalan rainforest and the habitat expansion that the new trees will provide.

FORESTS FOR MANY PURPOSES

Contents:

• Rainforest Albedo

• Rainfall Patterns are Changing

• Clean Water and Air

• Wind Circulations