Good News Notes: “The Forestry Department will be embarking on the reforestation of 150 hectares of land and the maintenance of parcels comprising 588 hectares, during the 2020/21 financial year. This was announced by Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz during his contribution to the 2020/21 sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.” View the…
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A private initiative is trying to rebuild endemic forest in Mauritius
Good News Notes: “Mauritius was once covered by forest, but not much is left. Indigenous plants are endangered. Ebony Forest, a private enterprise, is reforesting an area it bought for that purpose with mainly endemic species, which only thrive in specific localities. Conservation manager Nicolas Zuël explains the work.” View the whole story here: https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/private-initiative-trying-rebuild-endemic-forest-mauritius
Planting trees helps climate change and creates jobs
Good News Notes: “Rarely in our nation’s history have we simultaneously managed two crises at the scale of COVID-19 and climate change. This perfect storm demands quick-start solutions that address both simultaneously. One such solution is something both political parties, as well as many corporations and nonprofit organizations, supported even before the storm hit —…
Toshiba Celebrates Sustainability with Recycling & Reforesting Efforts
Good News Notes: “Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to a more sustainable earth, Toshiba America Business Solutions announces its recycling of nearly 187 U.S. tons of e-waste – from spent toner consumables – and replanting of 37,083 trees in 2019.” “Since 2008, Toshiba has eliminated about 1,542 tons of e-waste from entering landfills via the company’s EcoSmart Toner…
Belarus ready to provide Armenia with 10m seedlings for reforestation
Good News Notes: “The Belarusian government is ready to provide Armenia with 10 million seedlings for the tree planting program, Belarus Forestry Minister Vitaly Drozhzha said at a meeting of the intergovernmental commission in Yerevan.” View the whole story here: https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-ready-to-provide-armenia-with-10m-seedlings-for-reforestation-128949-2020/
Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative Plants 500,000th Tree
Good News Notes: “The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) today announced the planting of its 500,000th native tree in Hawaii. More than 1,200 acres of former pastureland on both Oahu and Hawaii Island have been reclaimed and returned to native forest. ‘It’s wonderful to witness the birth of a forest, but there is much more…
French Fire Reforestation Project Wraps Up Near NF
Good News Notes: “After more than three years, work is wrapping up on a project to reforest thousands of acres scorched by 2014’s French Fire. ‘The French Fire reforestation project ends but the work continues,’ according to officials at the Yosemite Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council, which has guided the reforestation effort. The nonprofit…
Planting crops with trees drives ‘magical’ reforestation in Costa Rica
Good News Notes: “Aldo Sánchez surveys a field of lofty banana trees, with cacao plants bursting with fruit nestled beneath. “Two and a half years ago, this was pure pasture,” he says. Indeed, his neighbour’s field is just grass. Four decades ago, a swath of land including his farm in Jabillos in central Costa Rica…
The drive to stop plastic pollution growing in new forests
Good News Notes: “Hundreds of thousands of plastic tube tree guards are used every year to protect saplings from being eaten by deer, rabbits and voles. Most are made from single-use plastics and are often left to disintegrate in the open when a tree grows. Forestry and Land Scotland said it would now use recyclable…
Starbucks Just Committed to the Environment in a Huge Way
Good News Notes: “They’ve developed a 5-point plan to make this goal a reality: Expanding plant-based options, migrating toward a more environmentally friendly menu. Shifting from single-use to reusable packaging. Investing in innovative and regenerative agricultural practices, reforestation, forest conservation and water replenishment in Starbucks supply chain. Investing in better ways to manage waste, both in Starbucks…