Arbor Day Foundation's Global Tree Planting Initiatives: Urban Forestry & Biodiversity Conservation
The Arbor Day Foundation is expanding its reach across borders to collaborate with planting partners and implement innovative approaches to tree planting.
Dan Lambe, CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation, emphasized the potential of trees to instigate positive change globally. He stated the organization's commitment to serving international communities through urban forestry in ways that best suit local ecosystems. Their aim is to establish enduring urban forests, and they recognize that adopting new methods is crucial for nurturing resilient tree canopies.
In India, the Arbor Day Foundation contributed to the creation of a healing forest at Masina Hospital in Mumbai. This project utilized the Miyawaki method, which involves enriching soil with essential nutrients and densely planting a variety of native tree species to enhance biodiversity. Collaborating with planting partner SUGi, the Foundation noted the method's high success rate, often exceeding 85%.
Meanwhile, in Romania, the Arbor Day Foundation and its partner Padurea Copiilor are embarking on their first planting project in the Eastern European country. Using the Miyawaki method, they plan to plant 5,000 trees in Ploiesti, an industrial city surrounded by oil refineries, utilizing 25 different tree species.
In Tanzania, the Foundation is addressing extensive land degradation and severe drought in a district by supporting a local nursery project initiated by the Inuka Youth Development Organization. This long-term initiative aims to grow, plant, and distribute hundreds of thousands of trees, while also providing employment opportunities for local community members.
In 2023, the Arbor Day Foundation contributed to urban and community forestry projects in 28 countries and across all U.S. states, resulting in the planting and distribution of over 1.7 million trees.
Click here to know more about how the Foundation identifies cities and neighborhoods in greatest need of trees.
Dan Lambe, CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation, emphasized the potential of trees to instigate positive change globally. He stated the organization's commitment to serving international communities through urban forestry in ways that best suit local ecosystems. Their aim is to establish enduring urban forests, and they recognize that adopting new methods is crucial for nurturing resilient tree canopies.
In India, the Arbor Day Foundation contributed to the creation of a healing forest at Masina Hospital in Mumbai. This project utilized the Miyawaki method, which involves enriching soil with essential nutrients and densely planting a variety of native tree species to enhance biodiversity. Collaborating with planting partner SUGi, the Foundation noted the method's high success rate, often exceeding 85%.
Meanwhile, in Romania, the Arbor Day Foundation and its partner Padurea Copiilor are embarking on their first planting project in the Eastern European country. Using the Miyawaki method, they plan to plant 5,000 trees in Ploiesti, an industrial city surrounded by oil refineries, utilizing 25 different tree species.
In Tanzania, the Foundation is addressing extensive land degradation and severe drought in a district by supporting a local nursery project initiated by the Inuka Youth Development Organization. This long-term initiative aims to grow, plant, and distribute hundreds of thousands of trees, while also providing employment opportunities for local community members.
In 2023, the Arbor Day Foundation contributed to urban and community forestry projects in 28 countries and across all U.S. states, resulting in the planting and distribution of over 1.7 million trees.
Click here to know more about how the Foundation identifies cities and neighborhoods in greatest need of trees.
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